Zoological terms

Zoological terms

Terms in relation to animals, such as mammals, birds, reptiles or fish.

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Connective t

Zoology; Zoological terms

Connects and surrounds other tissues and whose cells are embedded in collagen matrix (large amount of intercellular space filled with viscous solutions

Muscle t.

Zoology; Zoological terms

Enables animals to move by contraction (myosin- and actin filaments slide past each other)

Tissue types

Zoology; Zoological terms

A group of cells of the same type performing the same function within the body.

Facultative s.

Zoology; Zoological terms

If both members are found separately, this is call facultative S

A type of behaviour exhibited by dolphins and whales in which the animal comes out above the surface of the water (for example, leaps, jumps, or bow rides). Such actions are thought to be forms of ...

Adaptation

Zoology; Zoological terms

A genetically controlled characteristic of an organism that enhances its fitness by helping the organism to survive and reproduce. Through adaptation, organisms may become better suited and more ...

Adaptive function

Zoology; Zoological terms

A mathematical expression that takes into account the fitnesses of a phenotype in each of several different environments to produce a measurement of the general fitness of the phenotype in a varied ...