“Intro to Zoology” Quiz
#1. What is zoology?
Answer: The word zoology comes from combining two Latin words: “zoion” and “logia”.
“Zoion” means “animal”, and “logia” means “study”. So zoology is… the study
of animals!
#2. True or False: A zoologist is a scientist who studies zoos.
Answer: It’s true that a zoologist studies the animals in a zoo, but they also work in a lab, at a school, in the jungle or even in a submarine deep under
water… they can be anywhere there are animals to study.
#3. What’s one of the main branches of zoology?
Answer: Ornithology, the study of birds.
#4. What is the study of insects called?
Answer: Entomology is the study of insects, otherwise known as BUGS.
#5. What’s something you’ll learn about in herpetology?
Answer: We’ll learn about reptiles like SNAKES.
#6. What can snake venom be used for?
Answer: To make medicines like the kind that help fight heart attacks.
#7. What two branches of zoology are you already an expert in?
Answer: Ichthyology and Ornithology! (Fish and Birds!)
#8. True or False: the study of just humans is called: mammology.
Answer: False, because the study of humans is called anthropology or psychology,
depending on whether you are studying bodies or minds.
#9. What branch of zoology involves a lot of monkeying around?
Answer: Primatology, which is the study of primates like monkeys, gorillas and baboons.
#10. True or False: paleontology involves studying shellfish like Howie the Crab from Instagram.
Answer: False, because paleontology is the study of extinct animals and fossils.
The study of crabs is called Malacology.
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