Evolution and Paleontology Quiz

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Who is considered the father of zoology and described vertebrates as ENAIMA or animals with blood vessels?

  • Aristotle (correct)
  • Andreas Vesalius
  • Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
  • Galen

Which branch of biology deals with the study of prehistoric or ancient organisms through their fossils?

  • Genetics
  • Evolution (Phylogeny)
  • Paleontology (correct)
  • Animal biogeography

Who is the belgian anatomist whose work became the major basis of human anatomical studies?

  • Aristotle
  • Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
  • Galen
  • Andreas Vesalius (correct)

What aspect of biology deals with the study of how heritable characteristics of ancestors are passed down to offspring?

<p>Genetics (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which theory deals with the study of the distribution of animals in different continents of the earth?

<p>Zoogeography (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who exposed the idea that complex species evolved from simpler forms?

<p>Jean Baptiste de Lamarck (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who proposed the Doctrine of Acquired Characteristics through Use and Disuse?

<p>Unknown (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which scientist introduced the principles of homology and analogy in the study of animal structures?

<p>Richard Owen (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is considered the FATHER OF COMPARATIVE ANATOMY?

<p>George Cuvier (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who introduced the concept of Natural Selection?

<p>Charles Darwin (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of symmetry refers to the correspondence in size, form, and arrangement of parts on the opposite sides of a plane or around an axis?

<p>Universal or Spherical symmetry (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which scientist is known for correlating various structures in different chordate groups based on their classification?

<p>George Cuvier (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to refer to the study of the interrelationship of animals to their environment?

<p>Animal ecology (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which branch of zoology focuses on the classification and grouping of animals?

<p>Animal taxonomy (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'anatomy' refer to based on its Greek origin?

<p>The dissection of body parts (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which branch of anatomy deals with the study of tissues?

<p>Histology (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Comparative Anatomy primarily focus on?

<p>Comparing structural similarities and differences of animals (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which branch of zoology examines the general forms or gross structures of animals?

<p>Descriptive Morphology (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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