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Welcome to Zoology. What is Zoology?. Zoo = animals Ology= study of Study of animals. Biology . Biology is much more broad. Study of all life! Zoology is a sub discipline of Biology. . History of Zoology. What did Native American Indians use animals for? Based for survival Food
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What is Zoology? • Zoo = • animals • Ology= • study of • Study of animals
Biology • Biology is much more broad. Study of all life! • Zoology is a sub discipline of Biology.
History of Zoology • What did Native American Indians use animals for? • Based for survival • Food • Hides • Protection
History of Zoology • Humans realized that animals can be domesticated. • Domesticate: • To tame (an animal) to live in close association with humans. • Animals can lose its ability to live in the wild.
What was the first animal to be domesticated for hunting? • Wolves
What did humans do when they realized animals can be domesticated? • Farm • Artificial selection is widely practiced.
New species (1700s) • Exploration of the world discovers new species. • Carolus Linnaeus invents a system for naming and classifying species, called binomial nomenclature.
Industrial Revolution (1720- 1840) • There was an increase interest in animals for pleasure and recreation. • Pet industry begins.
1800s • Zoos begin to spring up across the globe. • What is the oldest Zoo in America? • Philadelphia Zoo first opened in 1874.
1900s • Advances in medicine result in studying animals • Horseshoe crab- 450 mya • Studied the long, single cell of the horseshoe crab’s optic nerve to establish field of neurobiology.
Today • Saving species/preserving biodiversity. • Which biome has the most biodiversity? • Rainforest
What is happening to rain forests? • Deforestation… we are losing biodiversity!
Sub disciplines of Zoology • Entomology- • Study of insects • Ichthyology- • Study of fish • Herpetology- • Study of reptiles and amphibians • Ornithology- • Study of birds
10 major animal phyla • Phylum Porifera- • 8,000 species • Sponges “poor bearer” • Phylum Cnidaria • 10,000 species • Jelly like substances.
Phylum Ctenophora • 100 species • “Comb jellies” • Phylum Platyhelminthes • 20,000 species • Flatworms
Phylum Nemotoda • 28,000 species • Have tubular digestive tract • Phylum Annelida • 22,000 species • Segmented worms
Phylum Mollusca • 70,000 species • Have a mantle(protective layer of skin) • PhyllumArthropoda • 1,170,000 species • Insects, arachnids, crustaceans
Phylum Echinodermata • 7,000 species • Radial symmetry • Phylum Chordata • 75,000 species • Mammals, fish etc.
Careers in Zoology • Zoology is the study of animal biology and environmental study. • 4 year bachelors degree • Animal Biology • Cell Biology • Population Biology
Zoology Careers • Animal caretaking: 16-41k a year • Animal trainers: 35- 51k a year • Lab technicians: 31k a year • Veterinarian: 50-111k a year • Fisheries and Aquaculture: 35-45k a year