ok, i am wanting to go to college to learn how to study the animals life in the ocean. The way the inter act with each other and what they eat how much and how often. Whether the travel in schools( like fish) or solo. And things like that i don't want to study the plants only the animals. I need to know what it is called when you only study the animals.
2007-08-08 13:55:17 · 6 answers · asked by vis 7 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
You don't tell us how old the daughter is so you may have to explain some of this or I may be writing too simply. :-)
It would be a field of Marine Science (the study of the sea) but a couple areas you mention are specialty areas in Marine Science. General Marine Science studies everything about the oceans. Marine Biology studies life in the oceans and includes plants, animals, and other living things.
The way they interact with each other and their habits (marine behavior) could be a field of either psychology or sociology. Some colleges call this Marine Studies since it includes more than just hard sciences.
Zoology is the study of animals, Marine Zoology is the specialty that only studies ocean animals and it is a part of Marine Science too.
Botany is the study of plants and Marine Botany is the study of plants in the ocean and you'd have to study a little of that because your marine animals eat those plants so they're very important.
There are other specialties too. Marine Mammal Behavior/Psychology studies why marine mammals (like dolphins and sea lions) behave the way they do and some behaviorists study how to train them.
Some veterinarians specialize in marine life as well. Veterinarians are the animal doctors.
This is a very popular group of college studies. To have the best chances of getting into the best colleges you will need to study biology, chemistry, and math in high school. Some study in environmental sciences would be helpful as well.
2007-08-08 14:10:02 · answer #1 · answered by CoachT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Marine Biologist
2007-08-08 20:58:44 · answer #2 · answered by blondbrainserenity 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
marine biology, I thinK!
that's a good question though.
If you're in highschool, you could take some basic classes at your jr. college to get an idea of what you like.
good luck!
ps. unfortunately, at most colleges, you're gonna have to take some of the classes you don't like! it's just life.
2007-08-08 20:58:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
marine biology
zoology
animal behavior
Sorry, you'll probably have to learn a bit about plants on the way (after all, it's part of their ecosystem)!
2007-08-08 21:00:07 · answer #4 · answered by jateef 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure if you can study one without the other.
Try marine biology or oceanography.
Read this article:
http://whale.wheelock.edu/archives/ask98/0269.html
2007-08-08 20:59:53 · answer #5 · answered by nl8uprly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
marine biology?
2007-08-08 20:59:08 · answer #6 · answered by ♥ Pretty Innocent 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋