MODULE 1

Parasitology

________- study of animals that live and subsist on or in other animals 14.

Proximate

________ or immediate causes- This category seeks to explain the operation of biological systems at a particular time and place.

Embryology

________- growth and development of the new individual within the egg or mothers uterus 5.

Zoogeography

________- distribution of animals in space Zoology can also be divided into the study of particular animal groups: 1.

MODULE

________ 1 SCIENCE AND SCIENTIFIC METHOD Science is a way of asking questions about the natural world and attempting to gain accurate answers . Although asking questions about the natural world have been the tradition since ancient days, modern science arose approximately 200 years or so.

Ecology

________- interaction of animals to their environment 4.

Morphology

________- form or shape of the whole organism 11.

Paleontology

________- fossils of animals and their distribution in time 13.

Systematics

________- classification of, and the evolutionary interrelationships among, animal groups 16.

Physiology

________- living processes or functions within animals 15.

Molecular biology

________- subcellular details of animal structure and function 10.

Herpetology

________- study of amphibians and reptiles 3.

Evolution

________- origin and differentiation of animal life 7.

Cytology

________- structures and functions within cells 3.

Anatomy

________- structure of entire organisms and their parts 2.

Histology

________- microstructure of tissues 9.

Protozoology

________- study of protozoa.

Ichthyology

________- study of fishes 4.

FORMULATION OF HYPOTHESIS A statement

________ is testable if evidence can be collected that either does or doesnt support it.

Mammalogy

________- study of mammals 6.

PUBLICATION Sharing of information

________ is essential to scientific process.

Hypothesis

________ are tested using the experimental method.

theory guides

When a(n) ________ extensive research, it is considered a paradigm.

SCIENTIFIC METHOD Scientific method

________ involves the generation of a hypothesis based on prior observations of nature or information gained through research.

Natural History

________- life and behavior of animals in their natural surroundings 12.

large number of empirical tests

A hypothesis is considered successful when it makes specific predictions that are confirmed by ________.

Replicates

________ must be at least 3 but having more replicates can reduce the variances (differences) among samples.

ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SCIENCE Science works within its own realm and has the following essential characteristics

1

Steps in scientific method may vary among different disciplines of science, the basic steps include the following

1

The hypotheses tested about animals can be grouped into two major categories

1

Sample question

What signal causes cells to divide and produce new cells

Sample question

What signal causes cells to divide and produce new cells

Sampling Technique of using sample

a small part to represent the entire population

Anatomy

structure of entire organisms and their parts 2

Cytology

structures and functions within cells 3

Ecology

interaction of animals to their environment 4

Embryology

growth and development of the new individual within the egg or mothers uterus 5

Ethology

behavior of animals 6

Evolution

origin and differentiation of animal life 7

Genetics

heredity and variation 8

Histology

microstructure of tissues 9

Molecular biology

subcellular details of animal structure and function 10

Morphology

form or shape of the whole organism 11

Natural History

life and behavior of animals in their natural surroundings 12

Paleontology

fossils of animals and their distribution in time 13

Parasitology

study of animals that live and subsist on or in other animals 14

Physiology

living processes or functions within animals 15

Systematics

classification of, and the evolutionary interrelationships among, animal groups 16

Taxonomy

classification of animals 17

Entomology

study of insects 2

Herpetology

study of amphibians and reptiles 3

Ichthyology

study of fishes 4

Malacology

study of mollusks 5

Mammalogy

study of mammals 6

Ornithology

study of birds 7

Parasitology

________- study of animals that live and subsist on or in other animals 14.

Proximate

________ or immediate causes- This category seeks to explain the operation of biological systems at a particular time and place.

Embryology

________- growth and development of the new individual within the egg or mothers uterus 5.

Zoogeography

________- distribution of animals in space Zoology can also be divided into the study of particular animal groups: 1.

MODULE

________ 1 SCIENCE AND SCIENTIFIC METHOD Science is a way of asking questions about the natural world and attempting to gain accurate answers . Although asking questions about the natural world have been the tradition since ancient days, modern science arose approximately 200 years or so.

Ecology

________- interaction of animals to their environment 4.

Morphology

________- form or shape of the whole organism 11.

Paleontology

________- fossils of animals and their distribution in time 13.

Systematics

________- classification of, and the evolutionary interrelationships among, animal groups 16.

Physiology

________- living processes or functions within animals 15.

Molecular biology

________- subcellular details of animal structure and function 10.

Herpetology

________- study of amphibians and reptiles 3.

Evolution

________- origin and differentiation of animal life 7.

Cytology

________- structures and functions within cells 3.

Anatomy

________- structure of entire organisms and their parts 2.

Histology

________- microstructure of tissues 9.

Ichthyology

________- study of fishes 4.

Mammalogy

________- study of mammals 6.

Hypothesis

________ are tested using the experimental method.

theory guides

When a(n) ________ extensive research, it is considered a paradigm.

Science

Way of asking questions about the natural world and attempting to gain accurate answers.

200 years or so

Modern science arose approximately how many years ago?

Replicates

________ must be at least 3 but having more replicates can reduce the variances (differences) among samples.

ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SCIENCE Science works within its own realm and has the following essential characteristics

1

Steps in scientific method may vary among different disciplines of science, the basic steps include the following

1

The hypotheses tested about animals can be grouped into two major categories

1

Sample question

What signal causes cells to divide and produce new cells

Sample question

What signal causes cells to divide and produce new cells

Sampling Technique of using sample

a small part to represent the entire population

Anatomy

structure of entire organisms and their parts 2

Cytology

structures and functions within cells 3

Ecology

interaction of animals to their environment 4

Embryology

growth and development of the new individual within the egg or mothers uterus 5

Ethology

behavior of animals 6

Evolution

origin and differentiation of animal life 7

Genetics

heredity and variation 8

Histology

microstructure of tissues 9

Molecular biology

subcellular details of animal structure and function 10

Morphology

form or shape of the whole organism 11

Natural History

life and behavior of animals in their natural surroundings 12

Paleontology

fossils of animals and their distribution in time 13

Parasitology

study of animals that live and subsist on or in other animals 14

Physiology

living processes or functions within animals 15

Systematics

classification of, and the evolutionary interrelationships among, animal groups 16

Taxonomy

classification of animals 17