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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

    <p>Unknown</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is considered the FATHER OF COMPARATIVE ANATOMY?

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

    Who introduced the concept of Natural Selection?

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

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

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

    Which branch of anatomy deals with the study of tissues?

    <p>Histology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Comparative Anatomy primarily focus on?

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

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

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

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