Animal Biology (Zoo 1604)
Course Description (Zoo 1604): This course is an introduction to the diversity of animal like protozoans and animal phyla. You will learn the distinguishing features of (1) the major animal groups, (2) their life history, and (3) their ecology and evolution. I hope that when you complete this course you will have a broader understanding of the rich biodiversity of animal life.
Week 1
Lecture 1 Introduction/What is an animal?/Lab 1 Guide
Lecture 2 Science of Zoology and Evolution
Lecture 3 Evolution (cont.) and Animal Ecology
Week 2
No Class
Lecture 4 Animal Ecology (cont.) and Animal Bauplan/Lab 2 Guide
Lecture 5 Animal Classification and Phylogeny (Quiz 1)
Week 3
Lecture 6 Protozoan Groups I/Lab 3 Guide
Lecture 7 Protozoan Groups II
Lecture 8 Sponges I
Week 4
Lecture 9 Sponges II and Placozoa (Quiz 2)
Exam 1
Lecture 10 Radiate Animals I Intro to Cnidarians
Week 5 Lab I Exam Taxa Sheet
Lecture 11 Radiate Animals II Cnidarian diversity/Lab 4 Guide
Lecture 12 Radiate Animals III Cnidarian diversity and Ctenophores
Lecture 13 Acoelomate Bilateral Animals; Intro and Flatworms
Week 6
Lecture 14 Flatworms II, Nemerteans and Mesozoans (Quiz 3 Key)/Lab 5 Guide
Lecture 15 Gnathiferans and Smaller Lophotrochozoans I
Lecture 16 Smaller Lophotrochozoans II
SMALLER LOPHOTROCHOZOAN STUDY GUIED
Week 7
Lecture 17 Mollusca I/Lab 6 Guide
Lecture 18 Mollusca II
Exam 2
Week 8
Lecture 19 Mollusca III/Lab 7 Guide
Lectuer 20 Annelids and Allied Taxa I
Lecture 21-22 Annelids and Allied Taxa II (Quiz 4)
Week 9
Lectue 23 Smaller Ecdysozoans I
SMALLER EDCDYSOZOA STUDY GUIDE
Week 10
No class - Spring Break
No class - Spring Break
No class - Spring Break
Week 11
Lecture 24-25 Smaller Ecdysozoans III/Lab Guied 8
Lecture 26 Arthropods I (Quiz 5)
Test IV Study Guied Arthropods I
Lecture 27 Arthropods II
Test IV Study Guied Arthropods II
Week 12
Exam 3/Lab Guied 9
Lecture 28 Echinoderms
Test IV Study Guied Echinoderms
Week 13
Lecture 29 Intro to Chordates/Lab Guied 10
Final Study Guied Intro to Chordates
Lecture 30 Fishes (Quiz 6)
Week 14
Lecture 31 Fishes II/Lab Guied 11
Week 15
Lecture 32 Amphibians
Week 16
Lecture 33 Amniote origins and Reptiles
Lecture 34 Birds
Final Study Guied Reptiles and Birds
Week 17
Final Exam