ZO211 : Invertebrate Science I

Department

Department of Zoology

Academic Program

Bachelor in Evolutionary Biology

Type

Compulsory

Credits

03

Prerequisite

ZO102

Overview

This course provides a broad survey of the body plan, physiology, life history, ecology, and evolution of lower invertebrate phyla. Weekly laboratory sessions give students the opportunity to observe first-hand many of the invertebrate organisms studied in lecture.

Intended learning outcomes

A.1

To familiarize the student with invertebrate animals and their relationship to animal organisms other .

A.2

That the student enumerate the variation between the different invertebrates and remember the environments in which they live, and explain the generalities that characterize them , and that the student recognize the importace of these animals , and explain the basic rule of classication .

A.3

For the student to identify the different phyla of invertebrates , and for the student to explain their structural characteristics , and for the student to understand the classification of these animals within the animal kingdom.

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures

Laboratory lessons

Helping students use some websites to obtain information through scientific research

Methods of assessments

Evaluation number

Evaluation methods

Evaluation duration

Evaluation weight

%

Evaluation date (week)

comments

First Evaluation

The first theoretical exam

The first practical exam

2 hours

3 hours

15

10

15

10

Sixth and seventh week

Second Evaluation

The Second theoretical exam

The Second practical exam

2 hours

3 hours

15

10

15

10

Twelfth and thirteenth week

Final exam

The Final theoretical exam

The Final practical exam

2 hours

3 hours

40

10

40

10

The last and penultimate week

The total

degrees100

100%