ZOOLOGY FINAL EXAM 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
Zoology
the study of animals
Cephalization
concentration of sense organs and nerve cells at the front of an animal's body
parasite
organism that lives on or in another critter at the expense of that another
free-living
Organisms that do not depend on one particular organism for food or a place to live.
Dorsal
pertaining to the back
Ventral
belly side
Anterior
front of the body
Posterior
end of body (like butt end)
bilateral symmetry
Body plan in which only a single, imaginary line can divide the body into two equal halves.
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, dioecious
Having one type of gonads (ovaries or testes) in each individual
Monecious
Having both types of gonads (ovaries and testes) in each individual
sexual reproduction
The combining egg and sperm to produce a novel genetic makeup in the offspring
asexual reproduction
Process by which a single parent reproduces by itself and makes identical offspring
Herbivore
A consumer that eats only plants.
Omnivore
An animal that eats both plants and animals
Carnivore
A consumer that eats animal flesh.
nocturnal
active at night
diurnal
active during the day
Crepuscular
active at dawn and dusk
edge habitat
The transition zone between two different habitat types. Like when prairie meets the forest.
riparian habitat
A type of wildlife habitat found along the bank of a river,stream,lake or other body of water.
gregarious
outgoing; sociable species
carrion
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
Zoology
the study of animals
Cephalization
concentration of sense organs and nerve cells at the front of an animal's body
parasite
organism that lives on or in another critter at the expense of that another
free-living
Organisms that do not depend on one particular organism for food or a place to live.
Dorsal
pertaining to the back
Ventral
belly side
Anterior
front of the body
Posterior
end of body (like butt end)
bilateral symmetry
Body plan in which only a single, imaginary line can divide the body into two equal halves.
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026.
, dioecious
Having one type of gonads (ovaries or testes) in each individual
Monecious
Having both types of gonads (ovaries and testes) in each individual
sexual reproduction
The combining egg and sperm to produce a novel genetic makeup in the offspring
asexual reproduction
Process by which a single parent reproduces by itself and makes identical offspring
Herbivore
A consumer that eats only plants.
Omnivore
An animal that eats both plants and animals
Carnivore
A consumer that eats animal flesh.
nocturnal
active at night
diurnal
active during the day
Crepuscular
active at dawn and dusk
edge habitat
The transition zone between two different habitat types. Like when prairie meets the forest.
riparian habitat
A type of wildlife habitat found along the bank of a river,stream,lake or other body of water.
gregarious
outgoing; sociable species
carrion
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026.
