18 Questions
Who is considered the father of zoology and described vertebrates as ENAIMA or animals with blood vessels?
Aristotle
Which branch of biology deals with the study of prehistoric or ancient organisms through their fossils?
Paleontology
Who is the belgian anatomist whose work became the major basis of human anatomical studies?
Andreas Vesalius
What aspect of biology deals with the study of how heritable characteristics of ancestors are passed down to offspring?
Genetics
Which theory deals with the study of the distribution of animals in different continents of the earth?
Zoogeography
Who exposed the idea that complex species evolved from simpler forms?
Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
Who proposed the Doctrine of Acquired Characteristics through Use and Disuse?
Unknown
Which scientist introduced the principles of homology and analogy in the study of animal structures?
Richard Owen
Who is considered the FATHER OF COMPARATIVE ANATOMY?
George Cuvier
Who introduced the concept of Natural Selection?
Charles Darwin
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?
Universal or Spherical symmetry
Which scientist is known for correlating various structures in different chordate groups based on their classification?
George Cuvier
What is the term used to refer to the study of the interrelationship of animals to their environment?
Animal ecology
Which branch of zoology focuses on the classification and grouping of animals?
Animal taxonomy
What does the term 'anatomy' refer to based on its Greek origin?
The dissection of body parts
Which branch of anatomy deals with the study of tissues?
Histology
What does Comparative Anatomy primarily focus on?
Comparing structural similarities and differences of animals
Which branch of zoology examines the general forms or gross structures of animals?
Descriptive Morphology
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