The branch of biology, that studies the members of the animal kingdom and generally the life of animals. It includes both enquiries about individual animals and their components, even to the molecular level, and enquiries about animal populations, all animals, and each other of animals, plants and non-living environm While this wide range of studies has resulted in some isolation of characteristics within zoology, conceptual integration in the contemporary study of living organisms occurring in recent years emphasizes structural and functional unity rather than diversity of life

An ancient Greek philosopher, Aristotle, was the first person to widely classify living things in the fourth century BC. First of all he divided the living beings into animals and plants and then continued his further classification. Later words such as biology, botany and zoology came into existence. Branches of zoology.

Zoology has lot of branches, but I am going to talk about only two branches that are my most favorite. I like the study of insects and animal's habitat a lot.

zoography, also known as descriptive zoology or zoography, is the study of animals and their habitats. It is concerned with the geographical boundaries of specific populations of animals, the effects on their ecosystems and the causes of specific local distribution of animal species.

Entomology is the study of insects. To date, more than a million different types of insects have been described. They are the most abundant group of animals in the world and live in almost every habitat. Insects lived on earth for more than 349 million years. Insects are the best samples for the physical and population processes. For example, drosophila melanogaster, a typical fruit fly, has been used as a model species in genetic studies for more than 100 years. Its short time, small size and the ease with which it can be cultivated in the laboratory makes it an ideal living creature for such studies.

It's Significance

Zoology has a huge impact on our world through the scientific study of evolution, anatomy, physiology, behavior, habitats, and the health of animals and humans. Different technologies such as electron microscopy, molecular genetics, and field ecology are included in this field. Studying animals creates a better understanding of how we, ourselves, work and interact with the world around us. Zoology is further divided as applied or basic science. People who study basic zoology are eager to learn about animals without considering the use of the information obtained. People who study applied zoology are interested in applying zoology and how acquired knowledge can help benefit humans and animals such as in the field of medicine.

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