Zoology(the scientific study of animals)
Zoology is the study of animalsIt is a subdivision of biology, which is the study of all living things. Zoology encompasses all aspects, from the molecular level, to the organ, to that of the whole animal, and from unicellular organisms to whales. There are many subdisciplines of zoology (e.g., genetics, biochemistry, parasitology, physiology, ethology, ecology, systematics, ichthyology, ornithology, mammology, and so on), with further subdivisions (e.g., physiological ecology, neurophysiology, respiratory physiology, etc.). Initial studies of zoology concentrated on describing the anatomy and categorizing animals (systematics), and this goes on today. Not all animals are named and described (especially insects), and there is a continuing argument as to the most appropriate grouping of animals (classification).  More recently, interest has developed into the molecular aspects of zoology, made possible by techniques developed in chemistry and physics but applied to biological systems. There are many similarities at the molecular level between animals and plants, and consequently the subject is usually referred to as Molecular Biology rather than Molecular Zoology or Botany. The zoology unit is here. If there are any numbers below, use them to see other pages in this unit.Back to Index | Search Box | Main Index The Main-Word Info pageThe + sign at the end of a unit title means all of the words in that unit have definitions.Directory of special content and topicsDo you want to help to make this dictionary bigger and better?
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