Zoology

Zoology

Study of animals

Ethology

Animal behavior study

Ecology

Organisms and environment interaction

Anatomy

Body structure study

Physiology

Body function study

Evolution

Species change over time

Adaptation

Trait aiding survival

Habitat

Natural living environment

Niche

Organism's role/environment

Territory

Defended living area

Ecosystem

Community and environment

Autotroph

Self-feeding organism

Heterotroph

Consumes others for energy

Herbivore

Plant-eating animal

Carnivore

Meat-eating animal

Omnivore

Eats plants and animals

Arboreal

Tree-dwelling

Aerial

In the air

Terrestrial

Land-dwelling

Aquatic

Water-dwelling

Marine

Ocean-dwelling

Subterranean

Underground-dwelling

Amphibious

Lives in water/land

Sessile

Immobile organism

Food Chain

Energy transfer sequence

Diurnal

Active during day

Crepuscular

Active at twilight

Nocturnal

Active at night

Asymmetrical

No symmetry

Bilateral Symmetry

Symmetry in halves

Radial Symmetry

Symmetry around center

Anterior

Front side

Posterior

Back side

Ventral

Belly side

Dorsal

Back side

Cross-Section

Cut view

Lateral View

Side view

Longitudinal View

Lengthwise view

Ectothermic

Cold-blooded

Endothermic

Warm-blooded

Hermaphroditic

Both reproductive organs

Exoskeleton

External skeleton

Invertebrate

No backbone

Vertebrate

Has backbone

Gestation Period

Pregnancy duration

Coelom

Body cavity

Pseudo Coelom

False body cavity

Ectoderm

Outer germ layer

Endoderm

Inner germ layer

Mesoderm

Middle germ layer

Hibernation

Winter inactivity

Aestivation

Summer inactivity

Parasitic

Lives off host

Free-Living

Independent organism

Budding

Asexual reproduction

Regeneration

Re-growth of parts

Sexual Reproduction

Combining genetic material

Ganglion

Nerve cell cluster

Endangered Species

Risk of extinction

Extinct

No longer existing