Zoology

Zoology

Industry: Biology

Add a new term

Contributors in Zoology

Become a Contributors

Zoology

Organ

Biology; Zoology

Collection of tissues which performs a particular function or set of functions in an animal or plant's body. The heart, brain, and skin are three organs found in most animals. The leaf, stem, and ...

Notochord

Biology; Zoology

Characteristic of chordates, the notochord is a stiff rod of tissue along the back of the body. In vertebrates, the backbone is deposited around the notochord and nerve cord.

Microstructure

Biology; Zoology

In eggshell, the shape, size, orientation, and distribution of components of the shell.

The chemical processes within an organic body that supply the energy necessary for life. The rate of metabolic processes is sometimes used as a way to differentiate organisms. For example, mammals ...

Mesogloea

Biology; Zoology

Jellylike material between the outer ectoderm and the inner endoderm of cnidarians. May be very thin or may form a thick layer (as in many jellyfish).

Segmentation

Biology; Zoology

In many animals, the body is divided into repeated subunits called segments, such as those in centipedes, insects, and annelids. Segmentation is the state of having or developing a body plan in this ...