branch of biology
study of living organisms
biology
study of animals that live on and harm other organisms
parasitology
amphibians, birds, fish, mammals, and reptiles
chordata
animals are?
multicellular
first scientist to classify living organisms
aristotle
science of classifying living organisms
taxonomy
study of genes, heredity, and and the variations of organisms
genetics
arachnids, crustaceans, insects
arthropoda
terms used to describe heterogametes
sperm and egg
groups that organisms are placed into are called
taxa
The study of similarities and differences in animal morphology
comparative anatomy
study of life forms existing in former geological time periods
paleontology
sponges
porifera
roundworms
nematoda
when typing a scientific name, what font setting should be used
italics
study of organisms that live in fresh water
limnology
study of body structure and organization of living things
anatomy
clams, octopuses, slugs, snails, squid
mollusca
coral, jellyfish, sea anemones
cnidaria
what 2 groups are used in a scientific name
genus, species
study of "hidden animals"
cryptozoology
study of animals
zoology
flatworms
platyhelminthes
sand dollars, sea stars, sea urchins
echinodermata
assigning two names to all organisms is called
binomial nomenclature