BIOLOGY 222
TEXTBOOK: Invertebrates by Barnes.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: A comparative phylogenetic study of invertebrate animals. For each group, structural and functional consideration will be given to systems of maintenance, activity and continuity. The ecological and economic importance of invertebrates is emphasized. Three lectures per week.
COURSE OBJECTIVES: The students will:
1. gain understanding of the basic principles, concepts, and vocabulary of Invertebrate Zoology.
2. become familiar with the major and minor phyla of protozoans and invertebrates.
3. develop an appreciation of invertebrate and protozoan life cycles.
4. learn to identify and classify protozoans and invertebrates.
5. become familiar with invertebrate habitats, behavior, development, and morphology.
6. have the opportunity to develop an appreciation and love of the diversity, abundance, and ecological importance of both protozoans and invertebrates.
TOPICS COVERED:
- Invertebrate Classification
- Shape of Life
- Ecology of Invertebrates
- Amoebas
- Zooflagellates
- Ciliates
- Apicomplexans
- Porifera
- Radiates (Cnidarians)
- Radiates (Ctenophores)
- Platyhelminthes
- Misc. Phyla
- Nematoda
- Annelida
- Mollusca
- Minor Phyla
- Lophophorates
- Arthropoda
- Echinoderms
