Zoology

 

Zoology

 

Define:

The subject of biology defined as the study of animal life is zoology (previously known as animal science).

Explanation:

It comprises anything from organism structure to the micro-unit of life. Some zoologists are inspired by the biology of particular species. Others are interested in animal body form and function. Others investigate how new creatures are born and how their characteristics are passed down through generations. Zoologists study how animals interact with one another and their surroundings, as well as the significance of animal behavior.

Zoology is descriptive as well as analytical. It can be considered as either a fundamental or applied science. A worker in fundamental zoology is interested in animal knowledge for its own sake, without regard for the information's practical application. Applied zoologists, on the other hand, are interested in information that will directly benefit humans and animals (medicine, for example).

Historically, zoology has been considered as a series of attempts to classify and examine creatures. In the fourth century B.C.E., the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle is credited with inventing a method of classifying animals that discovered commonalities among varied organisms; He classified animals into groups based on reproduction mechanism and habitat. Zoology started as a study in the 12th century and was long dominated by physical investigations and attempts to classify creatures. Carolus Linnaeus, a Swedish botanist, invented the binomial system of genus and species, which is still used today, and established taxonomy as a field, the science of classification according to a specified system.

 

Today's zoology is as diverse as investigates the animal kingdom, broadening its scope to include genetics and biochemistry. It is today regarded as an interdisciplinary field that employs a wide range of methodologies to gain insight into the animal kingdom. The genetic study of DNA from multiple species, for instance, can reveal information about their evolutionary past. Many techniques established in the biochemistry lab are used by morphologists (zoologists who study structure, such as muscles, bones, cells, and biological components).