1. Welcome to Zoology

2. What is Zoology?  Zoo =  animals  Ology=  study of  Study of animals

3. Biology  Biology is much more broad. Study of all life!  Zoology is a sub discipline of Biology.

4. History of Zoology  What did Native American Indians use animals for?  Based for survival  Food  Hides  Protection

5. 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.

6.  What was the first animal to be domesticated for hunting?  Wolves

7.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZIQ Ub-d4GQ

8.  What did humans do when they realized animals can be domesticated?  Farm  Artificial selection is widely practiced.

9. New species (1700s)  Exploration of the world discovers new species.  Carolus Linnaeus invents a system for naming and classifying species, called binomial nomenclature.

10. Industrial Revolution (1720- 1840)  There was an increase interest in animals for pleasure and recreation.  Pet industry begins.

11. 1800s  Zoos begin to spring up across the globe.  What is the oldest Zoo in America?  Philadelphia Zoo first opened in 1874.

12. 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.

13. Today  Saving species/preserving biodiversity.  Which biome has the most biodiversity?  Rainforest

14. What is happening to rain forests?  Deforestation… we are losing biodiversity!

15. Sub disciplines of Zoology  Entomology-  Study of insects  Ichthyology-  Study of fish  Herpetology-  Study of reptiles and amphibians  Ornithology-  Study of birds

16. 10 major animal phyla  Phylum Porifera-  8,000 species  Sponges “poor bearer”  Phylum Cnidaria  10,000 species  Jelly like substances.

17.  Phylum Ctenophora  100 species  “Comb jellies”  Phylum Platyhelminthes  20,000 species  Flatworms

18.  Phylum Nemotoda  28,000 species  Have tubular digestive tract  Phylum Annelida  22,000 species  Segmented worms

19.  Phylum Mollusca  70,000 species  Have a mantle(protective layer of skin)  Phyllum Arthropoda  1,170,000 species  Insects, arachnids, crustaceans

20.  Phylum Echinodermata  7,000 species  Radial symmetry  Phylum Chordata  75,000 species  Mammals, fish etc.

21. Careers in Zoology  Zoology is the study of animal biology and environmental study.  4 year bachelors degree  Animal Biology  Cell Biology  Population Biology

22. 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