WebZoology (/ z oʊ ˈ ɒ l ə dʒ i /) is the branch of biology that studies the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct, and how they interact with their ecosystems.The term is derived from Ancient Greek ζῷον, zōion ('animal'), and λόγος, logos ('knowledge', …

WebMarine biology is the scientific study of the biology of marine life, organisms in the sea.Given that in biology many phyla, families and genera have some species that live in the sea and others that live on land, marine biology classifies species based on the environment rather than on taxonomy.. A large proportion of all life on Earth lives in the …

WebZoology – study of animals, including classification, physiology, development, and behavior. Subbranches include: Subbranches include: Arthropodology – biological discipline concerned with the study of arthropods, a phylum of animals that include the insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others that are characterized by the possession of jointed …

WebNutrition is the biochemical and physiological process by which an organism uses food to support its life.It provides organisms with nutrients, which can be metabolized to create energy and chemical structures. Failure to obtain sufficient nutrients causes malnutrition. Nutritional science is the study of nutrition, though it typically emphasizes human …

WebIn ecology, crypsis is the ability of an animal or a plant to avoid observation or detection by other animals. It may be a predation strategy or an antipredator adaptation.Methods include camouflage, nocturnality, subterranean lifestyle and mimicry.Crypsis can involve visual, olfactory (with pheromones) or auditory concealment.When it is visual, the term cryptic …

WebIn biology, polymorphism is the occurrence of two or more clearly different morphs or forms, also referred to as alternative phenotypes, in the population of a species. To be classified as such, morphs must occupy the same habitat at the same time and belong to a panmictic population (one with random mating).. Put simply, polymorphism is when there are two or …

WebEnvironmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physics, biology, and geography (including ecology, chemistry, plant science, zoology, mineralogy, oceanography, limnology, soil science, geology and physical geography, and atmospheric science) to the study of the environment, and the solution of environmental …

WebPermaculture is an approach to land management and settlement design that adopts arrangements observed in flourishing natural ecosystems.It includes a set of design principles derived using whole-systems thinking.It applies these principles in fields such as regenerative agriculture, town planning, rewilding, and community …

WebBiology is the scientific study of life. It is a natural science with a broad scope but has several unifying themes that tie it together as a single, coherent field. For instance, all organisms are made up of cells that process hereditary information encoded in genes, which can be transmitted to future generations.Another major theme is evolution, which …

WebThe history of zoology before Charles Darwin's 1859 theory of evolution traces the organized study of the animal kingdom from ancient to modern times. Although the concept of zoology as a single coherent field arose much later, systematic study of zoology is seen in the works of Aristotle and Galen in the ancient Greco-Roman world.This work was …