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Biology 3408 Invertebrate Zoology - Fall 2009
Lecture M-W 11:00-12:15 WSB 101
Syllabus
Instructor: Dr. Chris M. Ritzi Brandi Bell
Office: Warnock Science Building 216 AHSF 124
Phone: 837- 8420 685-6454
Email: critzi@sulross.edu bbell@sulross.edu
Office hours: MW 8:30-9:00 AM Tuesday and Thursday
MW 10:00-10:30 AM 8:00 9:30 PM
T 2:00 5:00 PM or by appt.
or by appt.
Class Website: http:// bbsrsu.sulross.edu/ & http://faculty.sulross.edu/critzi/
Text: Invertebrates. Second Edition. Brusca, R.C., and G. J. Brusca.
Course Description: It is the goal of this class to focus on three aspects of invertebrate zoology. The first of these is to understand functional morphology, in terms of its effect on invertebrate life. The second major focus is to examine life from the view of ontogeny, so to understand the importance of development. The final focus of this course is to examine the phylogeny of the invertebrates, so to see how they are related to one another.
With that said, the following 4 objectives will be covered over the course of the term. The first is to introduce how invertebrates are organized, how they work, & how they reproduce. Secondly, students should come away from this class with an understanding of the biodiversity inherent in the animal groups not including the vertebrates. Next, this course should promote an appreciation of invertebrates and their many innovations. Finally, this course should provide a foundation to the field of invertebrate zoology and any of its daughter disciplines.
Grading: Your grade will be assigned based on the percentage of points you get out of a total possible 600 points. (100pt exams (3), 100 pt quizzes (5), 200pts from lab)
Tests: There will be a total of 3 exams, each worth 100 points. Quizzes will be given throughout the semester to assess material between exams. If you miss an exam or quiz and have a legitimate excuse, contact me within 24 hours of the test and we will arrange a make-up test. If you do not contact me within 24 hours, you will receive a zero on that exam.
Attendance: Students missing 20% of lectures (6 lectures) OR labs (3 labs) shall be dropped from the class per the SRSU catalog. Any student dropped for excessive absences will receive an F for the course grade. Please notify your instructor BEFORE missing class for authorized activities, death in the family, or illness. Exams missed for any reason must be made up within one week of the originally scheduled date. REGARDLESS OF WHY AN ABSENCE OCCURS, YOU MAY BE GIVEN AN F FOR THE COURSE GRADE IF YOU ACCUMULATE SIX ABSENCES.
Lecture courtesy: The general rules of classroom etiquette are below.
1) Please do not talk to others in class while the instructor is lecturing. If you have a question, ASK THE INSTRUCTOR! Thats what Im here for.
2) No eating, chewing, dipping, etc.
3) If you are gong to attend class, please do so. Leaving and returning to class repeatedly is disruptive, as well as showing up after half the period is over.
4) Please turn cell phones and pagers to silent while in class. They are disruptive to the entire class, and distract others as well.
Students with disabilities will be provided reasonable accommodations. If you would like to request such accommodations because of physical, mental, or learning disability, please contact the ADA Coordinator for Program Accessibility at 837-8178, UC 211.
Tentative Lecture Outline
Date Lecture topic Chapter
Aug 19-21 Introduction 1
Aug 24-28 Phylogeny, architecture, and Organization 2 - 4
Aug 31- Sept 4 Choanoflagellata, Porifera, & Placozoa Ch 5-7 (part)
173, 179-200, 203-205, 209-210
Sept 7-11 Sept 7 Labor Day No class or lab
Cnideria Ch 8-9 (part)
219-222, 225-246, 250-260, 269-274
Sept 14-18 Cnideria continued and Exam I
Sept 21-25 Platyhelminthes Ch 10 (part)
285-306, 312-314
Sept 28-Oct 2 Nemertea, Sipuncula, Ch11 and 14
Protostomes vs. Deuterostomes 319-326, 329
331, 445-450
Oct 5-9 Mollusca Ch 20 701-762
Oct 12-16 Annelida Ch 13 (part)
387-390,395-
437
Oct 19-23 Annelida and Exam II
Oct 26-30 Onychophora & Arthropod origins, Ch 15-16(part)
Crustaceans 461-468,475-
500, 511-
515,550-578
Nov 2-6 Arthropods Ch 17-18(part)
589-593,601-
610,637-639
Nov 9-13 Blastocoelomates Ch 19 (part)
653-670, 691-
694, 351-
359,381
Nov 16-20 Echinodermata and Chordates Ch 22 (part)
801-830
Ch 23 (part)
839-840,847-
850,854-867
Nov 23-27 Thanksgiving Holidays No Class
Nov 30- Dec 4 Lophophorates and Phylogenetic Overview Ch 24
873-885,892-
895
Dec 9 10:15am Final Exam for MW 11:00 ____ ______
Note This outline is subject to change for reasons of course interest, time constraint, or instructor whim. The exams will be administered on the dates given, unless material relevant for a given exam has not been covered. Under such cases, an exam may be moved a class period or two to aid in the clarity and understanding of the material.
Lecture Powerpoint Presentations
Animal Architecture
Development and Life Histories Lophophorata
Sponges and their Allies Ecdysozoa
Cnidaria and Ctenophora Cycloneuralia
Platyhelminthes The Unknown Phyla
Mesozoa Deuterostomes
Rotifera
Trochozoa
Mollusca
Quiz 1
Exams and Exercises
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