BIOLOGY 221 – INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY (INCLUDES LAB)
FALL 1998
CREDITS: 4 S.H.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course introduces students to the diverse group of organisms known as the invertebrates. Through lecture, laboratory, and group discussion we will investigate why organisms are categorized into particular taxonomic groups; we will examine evolutionary origins of major groups; and we will look closely at how such different organisms confront environmental and physiological challenges often in very similar ways. My primary goal is for you to become familiar with the major invertebrate phlya (their characteristics, evolutionary origins, ecological significance). My hopes are that you may go on to explore, at your own pace, some aspect of an invertebrate organism or group of organisms and that if you come across these organisms in the field or in other readings, you will be prepared to learn more.
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Jerry Jarrett, Copernicus Room 346, Voice: 832-2648, email: jarrettj@ccsu.edu Office Hours: Mon. & Wed. 9:15-10:15, Tues. & Thurs. 9:00-10:30, and by appointment.
COURSE MEETING TIMES: Lecture - Mon. & Wed. 8:00-9:15 AM, Laboratory - Tues. 2:00-4:50 PM. All students are required to take the laboratory component of this course.
REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS: (Lecture) Pechenik, J.A. Biology of the Invertebrates, 3rd edition, 1996, Wm. C. Brown Publishers. (Laboratory) Wallace, R.L. and W.K. Taylor, Invertebrate Zoology: A Lab Manual, 5th edition, 1997, Prentice-Hall Inc.
ATTENDANCE: Attendance at lecture is your responsibility. However, attendance in laboratory is critical. Students who accumulate more than one unexcused absence in the laboratory will FAIL the entire course.
PLAGIARISM: Please see your CCSU student handbook for the University policy on plagiarism.
GRADING: The lecture portion of the course counts ¾ of the final course grade while the laboratory makes up the remaining ¼.
If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, if you have emergency medical information to share with me, or if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please make an appointment with me as soon as possible.
SCHEDULE OF LECTURES AND EXAMS
DATE / TOPIC
8/31 INTRODUCTION
9/5 PROTOZOA
9/9 PROTOZOA
9/14 PORIFERA
9/16 PORIFERA AND CNIDARIA
9/21 CNIDARIA
9/23 CNIDARIA AND CTENOPHORA
9/28 PLATYHELMINTHES
9/30 PLATYHELMINTHES
10/5 PLATYHELMINTHES
**EXAM I IN LAB ON 10/6**
10/7 HYDROSTATIC SKELETON, NEMERTINES
10/12 NEMATODES
10/14 ROTIFERS
10/19,10/21 MOLLUSCS
10/26, 10/28,11/2 ANNELIDS
11/4 **EXAM II IN LAB ON 11/10**
11/9, 11/11 ARTHROPODS
11/16, 11/18, 11/23 LOPHOPHORATES
THANKSGIVING RECESS
11/30,12/2 ECHINODERMS
12/7,12/9 CHAETOGNATHS, HEMICHORDATES, CHORDATES
FINAL EXAM, FRIDAY DECEMBER 18, 8-10AM IN LAB BIOLOGY 221
LABORATORY SCHEDULE FALL 1998
DATE / TOPIC / CHAPTER (LAB MANUAL)
9/1 PROTOZOA 1
9/8 PROTOZOA 1
9/15 PORIFERA 2
9/22 CNIDARIA 3
9/29 CNIDARIA, CTENOPHORA, LAB QUIZ 3, 4
10/6 **LECTURE EXAM, PLATYHELMINTHES 5
10/13 PLATYHELMINTHES AND OTHERS 5,6,8,10
10/20 **LAB PRACTICAL I, MOLLUSCS 12
10/27 MOLLUSCA 12
11/3 ANNELIDA 13
11/10 **LECTURE EXAM, ANNELIDA 13
11/17 ARTHROPODA 15
11/24 ARTHROPODA, LOPHOPHORATES 15,18,19,20,21
12/1 ECHINODERMS, CHORDATES 22,25
12/8 **LAB PRACTICAL