BIOL 343 Outline

THE KING'S UNIVERSITY

TERM:

2021-22 Fall

COURSE NUMBER:

BIOL 343

COURSE TITLE:

Integrated Zoology

NAME OF INSTRUCTOR:

Dr. Caitlynd Myburgh

CREDIT WEIGHT AND WEEKLY TIME DISTRIBUTION:

credits 3(hrs lect 3 - hrs sem 0 - hrs lab 3)

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Integrated Zoology takes a systems based approach to understanding the connection between organismal form and function within a phylogenetic context. The selective pressures of a changing world and environmental conditions ensure that organisms are in continuous modification, becoming adapted to fill the endless niches found on earth through out geological time. The focus is on a comparison of body plans, morphology, and life cycles that facilitate the locomotion, reproduction, and homeostasis of organisms ranging from protozoans to the invertebrates and vertebrates. Laboratory exercises expose students to the diversity of living animals and demonstrate basic morphological specializations of representative organisms.

Prerequisites: BIOL 210, 211

REQUIRED TEXTS:

Fenton, Campbell, Dumont, and Owen, Integrative Animal Biology. ISBN: 9780176502027, Mandatory, Essential to Pass the Course

MARK DISTRIBUTION IN PERCENT:


Assignments	10%
Mid-term I	15%
Mid-term II	20%
Final Exam	30%
Lab Quizzes	10%
Laboratory Report	15%
	100%

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

Concepts:

To understand that structure and function correlate across hierarchical levels of biological organization.
To appreciate the central role of evolutionary processes in producing the rich diversity of species we see and the particular adaptations organisms have.
To see the connections and complex interactions between body systems.

Competencies:

To physically interact with preserved specimens and to be able to trace body systems.
To appreciate, in a comparative way, the systems and adapatations that organism have relative to their phylogeny.
To be able to identify species based on their shared and unique traits.
To develop skills in using literature sources to develop and present hypotheses in zoology.

COURSE OUTLINE:

Introduction and body plans
Classification
Evolution and Fossils
Larvae and Life Cycles
Locomotion
Feeding
Digestion
Symbiosis and parasitism
Gaseous Exchange
Circulation
Excretion
Reproduction
Neural Integration
Behavior and Human Interactions

LAB OUTLINE:

Classification and evolution
Mollusca
Arthropoda - Insecta
Chondrichthyes
Aves
Mammilia
Preparation for presentations
Allometry presentations