Subject Database

Subject Code:	BIO1AD
Subject Short Title:	ANIMAL EVOLUTION AND DIVERSITY
Credit Points:	15.0
Special Conditions:	Students should obtain from the University Bookshop a copy of the BIO1AD Laboratory Manual, an A4 sketch pad, laboratory coat and dissecting kit before the first laboratory class.
Subject Description:	This subject provides an introduction to the evolution, biology, ecology and behaviour of animals. The adaptive nature of the evolution of animals by natural selection will be explored, as will the ecological relationships between animals, other living organisms and the physical world. Students will learn to name, define and classify the main phyla of animals and will compare the morphology and function of the primary organ systems between animal phyla. During laboratory classes using microscopes and/or dissections students will examine specimens from the following animal groups: sponges, cnidarians, flatworms, annelids, arthropods, molluscs, echinoderms and chordates. Students will also learn about and apply the scientific method to zoological questions through practical investigations.
Prerequisites:	Students from other faculties require approval by a Subject Adviser.
Work Experience Indicator:	Student is not undertaking work experience in industry
Available to 'Study Abroad' students:	Y

Assessment:

Assessment Type	%	Comments
Practical work (dissections/drawings, online quizzes) and scientific reports (2 x 600 words)	40
3-hour end of semester examination (multiple choice and short answer questions)	60

Readings:

Reading Type	Title	Author	Publisher
Prescribed	FSTE First Year Survival Guide (second edition)	Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering	La Trobe University 2012
Prescribed	Biology: An Australian Focus	Ladiges, P Evans, B Saint, R and Knox, B 2010	4th edn, McGraw-Hill

Subject Coordinator: Dr Fiona Bird

Class Requirement
ALBURY-WODONGA
	Semester 1, Day. Dr Dennis Black
		Three 1-hour Lectures per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 23 and delivered via face-to-face.
		One 3-hour Practical per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 23 and delivered via face-to-face. (The practical component includes dissections of dead animals and experiments using live animals)
BUNDOORA
	Semester 1, Day. Dr Fiona Bird
		Three 1-hour Lectures per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 23 and delivered via face-to-face.
		One 3-hour Practical per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 23 and delivered via face-to-face. (The practical component includes dissections of dead animals and experiments using live animals)