ANIMAL EVOLUTION AND DIVERSITY

BIO1AD

2014

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

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.

Faculty: Faculty of Science, Tech & Engineering

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Fiona Bird

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 1 - UG

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Students from other faculties require approval by a Subject Adviser except students enrolled in LWLSC and LWLSCB.

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

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.

Learning resources

Readings

Resource Type	Title	Resource Requirement	Author and Year	Publisher
Readings	Biology: An Australian Focus	Prescribed	Ladiges, P Evans, B Saint, R and Knox, B 2010	4TH EDN, MCGRAW-HILL
Readings	FSTE First Year Survival Guide (second edition)	Prescribed	Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering	LA TROBE UNIVERSITY 2012

Albury-Wodonga, 2014, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Dennis Black

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
Three 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

PracticalWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.0 hours practical per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
"The practical component includes dissections of dead animals and experiments using live animals"

Assessments

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

Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day