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Zoology
From the simplest invertebrates to the most complex mammals, our zoology quizzes cover the entire animal kingdom. Test your knowledge of animal phyla, vertebrate classes, behavior, and unique adaptations. Explore the diversity of life on Earth.
Reptiles and Amphibians
How reptiles and amphibians differ in skin, eggs, metamorphosis, body temperature, breathing, and main groups.
Animal Adaptations
Structural, behavioral and physiological adaptations of animals to cold, heat, water and predators.
Birds
Bird features, feathers, flight, beaks and feet, eggs and nesting, migration and familiar bird groups.
Animal Phyla Basics
Identify key characteristics of Porifera, Cnidaria, Mollusca, etc.
Comparative Anatomy
Explore homologous and analogous structures in different animals.
Animal Behavior
Quiz on innate vs. learned behavior, and social structures.
Vertebrate Classes
Compare and contrast fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.
Mammalian Orders
Can you identify a monotreme, marsupial, or primate?
Dictionary
Key Zoology Terms
Plain definitions, with how to say each word and where it comes from.
- Binomial nomenclature
Binomial nomenclature is the system of naming each species with two Latin-form words, a genus name followed by a specific epithet, as in Homo sapiens.
- Chordate
A chordate is an animal of the phylum Chordata, which at some stage has a notochord, pharyngeal slits, a hollow dorsal nerve cord and a tail.
- Ectotherm
An ectotherm is an animal whose body temperature depends mainly on heat from its surroundings rather than on heat made by its own metabolism.
- Endotherm
An endotherm is an animal that keeps its body warm mainly with heat produced by its own metabolism, as mammals and birds do.
- Invertebrate
An invertebrate is any animal without a backbone, a broad grouping that includes insects, worms, mollusks, jellyfish and most animal species.
- Mammal
A mammal is a vertebrate animal that has hair and feeds its young on milk made by the mother's mammary glands.
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