Class Goals
- You will leave this class with an accurate concept of what science is and what it is not.
- Each of you will find a field within zoology that evokes your personal interest.
- You will be able to distinguish between all the major animal groups.
- And most importantly, that all of you have memorable EXPERIENCES with science in this class that you will remember for the rest of your life!
Course Description
Zoology is the study of the basic principles of biology
applied to all types of animal life, including animal-like protozoan. Emphasis
will be on evolutionary and ecological relationships between and within animal
phyla, classification of animal life and comparative studies of different
animals, with special emphasis on animal relationships to human societies.
Approximately two days per week will be used for laboratory study that includes
dissection of representative species.
SEMESTER
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UNIT TOPIC
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CHAPTER
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1
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Zoology
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1
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Cells
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2
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Cell Division and Inheritance
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3
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Evolution
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4
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Evolution and Gene Frequencies
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5
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Ecology
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6
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Animal Classification, Phylogeny, and
Organization
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7
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Multicellular and Tissue Levels of
Organization
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9
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Annelids
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10
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Mollusca
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12
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Arthropods, Hexopods, and Myriapods
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14 & 15
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Echinoderms
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16
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Hemichordata and Invertebrate Chordates
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17
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Fishes
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18
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Amphibians
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19
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Reptlies
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20
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Birds
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21
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Mammals
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22
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Cryptozoology
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SEMESTER EXAMS
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