FALL SYLLABUS
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Lecture Notes
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BIOL 201:
ORGANISMIC BIOLOGY |
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WEB-BASED RESOURCES FOR BIOL 201 |
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FALL SYLLABUS |
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| Syllabus with course outline and schedule of lectures and labs | syllabus.pdf | |
| Lec 1 | Why is biodiversity important? The science of zoology and the evolution of animal diversity | biodiversity.pdf |
| Lec 2 | What kind of animal is that? The taxonomy and systematics of the animal kingdom. | systematics.pdf |
| Lec 3 | Animal architecture. Adaptations for life on the move: body plans and modes of locomotion | bodyplan.pdf |
| Lec 4 | Origins of eukaryotes and multicellular organisms. Protozoa (single-celled organisms) and Phylum Porifera (the sponges) | protozoa.pdf |
| Lec 5 | Life is a circle for radiate animals. Phyla Cnidaria and Ctenophora: sea anemones, jellyfish and comb jellies | cnidaria.pdf, cnidariasex.pdf |
| Lec 6 | Head's up! Introducing bilateral symmetry in acoelomates. Phylum Platyhelminthes: free-living flatworms and free-loading parasites | flatworms.pdf |
| Lec 7 | Gut instinct: the emergence of a body cavity in the pseudocoelomates. Phyla Nematoda and Rotifera: round worms and rotifers | nematode.pdf |
| Lec 8 | Eucoelomate shellfish. Phylum Mollusca: snails, clams, mussels, squid and octopus. | mollusc.pdf |
| Lecture Exam I (Lectures 1-7) | ||
| Lec 9 | Segmentation is a real can of worms. Phylum Annelida: polychaetes, oligochaete earthworms and leeches | annelida.pdf |
| Lec 10 | Left foot left, right foor right: feet legs and other features of arthropods. Arthropoda I. Evolutionary origins and innovations in Phylum Arthropoda | arthropoda1.pdf |
| Lec 11 | Diversity and Ecology of Arthropoda II: Subphyla Trilobita: trilobites, Subphyla Chelicerae: horseshoe crabs and spiders, and Subphyla Crustacea: Daphnia, isopods and decapods | arthropoda2.pdf |
| Lec 12 | Diversity and Ecology of Arthropoda III. Subphyla Uniramia: myriapods and insects | arthropoda3.pdf |
| Lec 13 | Introducing the deuterostomes: bilateral larvae and radial adults. Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, sea urchins and sea cucumbers | echinoderm.pdf |
| Lec 14 | My life as a sea squirt or origins of the vertebrates. Phyla Hemichordata: acorn worms and Phylum Chordata: tunicates, Amphioxus and early vertebrates | chordate.pdf |
| Lecture Exam II (10% Lec 1-7, 90% Lec 8-13) | ||
| Lec 15 | Open wide: mouths and other features of aquatic vertebrates. Superclass Agnatha: jawless fishes and Gnathostomata: cartilaginous, ray-finned and lobe-finned fishes | fish.pdf |
| Thanksgiving Holiday | ||
| Lec 16 | Landfall in early tetrapods and modern amphibians. Class Amphibia: caecilians, salamanders, frogs and toads | amphibian.pdf |
| Lec 17 | Life on land and the first terrestrial vertebrates with amniotic eggs. Class Reptilia: turtles, tortoises, lizards, snakes, alligators and crocodiles | reptile.pdf |
| Lec 18 | Avian origins: did birds arise from dinosaurs? Class Aves I: theropods, Archaeopteryx and new feathered dinosaurs from China | bird1.pdf |
| Lec 19 | Life on the wing: structure and diversity of modern birds. Class Aves II: ostriches to songbirds | bird2.pdf |
| Lec 20 | When life gets a little hairy: origin, structure, diversity of mammals. Class Mammalia: monotremes, marsupials and placental mammals | mammal.pdf |
| Lec 21 | The descent of man (and woman): evolutionary origins of Homo sapiens | |
| Lecture Exam III (10% Lec 1-13, 90% Lec 14-20) | ||
Last updated: August 2006