General Zoology (Lecture) - Fill-in-the-Blank Flashcards

A set of fill-in-the-blank flashcards covering key topics from the General Zoology notes, including history, subfields, divisions of biology, and fundamental cell biology concepts.

Zoology, also known as __, is one of the fields of biological sciences that deals with animals.

animal science

Aristotle (384–322 BCE) – Father of Zoology; established a hierarchy of animals based on __.

structure

Major works: History of Animals, Parts of Animals, and __.

Generation of Animals

Pliny the Elder – Historia Naturalis; Volume VIII on __.

land animals

Galen's animal dissections; his works became medical standard in the __.

Middle Ages

Andreas Vesalius – De humani corporis fabrica; used animal parts in __.

anatomy

Conrad Gessner – Historiae Animalium; start of modern zoology; Father of __.

Modern Zoology

William Harvey demonstrated __ (Exercitatio Anatomica de Motu Cordis, 1628).

blood circulation

Hans & Zacharias Janssen – credited with early __.

microscopes

Robert Hooke – Micrographia (1665); coined the term __.

cell

John Ray classified animals by anatomy – Vertebrates & __.

Invertebrates

Linnaeus introduced binomial nomenclature in Systema Naturae (1735); foundation of __.

taxonomy

Georges Cuvier established fundamental taxonomic __.

groups

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck – proposed one of the first theories of __.

evolution

Schleiden & Schwann – Cell Theory: cells are the __ unit of life.

structural

Rudolf Virchow – refined Cell Theory: cells arise from pre-existing __.

cells

Charles Darwin & Alfred Russel Wallace – theory of evolution by natural __.

selection

Nikolaas Tinbergen – pioneer of __.

ethology

James Watson & Francis Crick – discovered the structure of __.

DNA

Desmond Morris (The Naked Ape) – applied ethology to __.

humans

Edward O. Wilson – developed sociobiology, promoted biodiversity __.

conservation

Today, Zoology integrates molecular biology, genetics, ecology, and __.

conservation

Botany, Zoology, and __ are divisions of Biology.

Microbiology

Anatomy – concerned with internal features of animals; involves __.

dissection

Cytology – is everything about the __.

cell

Embryology – study of the development of the __.

embryo

Ethology – study of animal __.

behavior

Genetics – field about heredity and __.

variations

Histology – is about __.

tissues

Morphology – is about the forms or __ features of animals.

external

Organology – is about the different __ of the body.

organs

Paleontology – is the study of __.

fossils

Paleozoology – is specifically for the study of animal __.

fossils

Pathology – concerned with the __.

diseases

Physiology – study of the __ of the different structures of the body.

functions

Taxonomy – involved with the classifications of __.

organisms

Significance of Zoology: Role in Anatomy & Physiology — studies animal structure to understand function, survival, and __.

preservation

Environment/Ecosystem — Examines animal–environment relationships to assess sustainability and __.

habitat management

Agriculture — Identifies useful and harmful animals for crop growth and __.

protection

Medical Field — Studies animal-borne diseases to understand, prevent, and protect human __.

health