| Course ID: | BBL-SE>ZOOL2 |
| Course title: | INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY II |
| Semester: | 2 / Spring |
| ECTS: | 3 |
| Lectures/Classes: | 15 / 30 hours |
| Field of study: | Biology |
| Study cycle: | 1st cycle |
| Type of course: | compulsory |
| Prerequisites: | Invertebrate Zoology I |
| Contact person: | prof. dr hab. Joanna Mąkol joanna.makol@upwr.edu.pl |
| Short description: | Characteristics of main taxa of Protostomia and of invertebrate Deuterostomia; systematic review of Metazoa, with special reference to the Polish fauna (Part 2: Animalia: Annelida, Sipuncula, Echiura, Arthropoda, Mollusca, invertebrate Deuterostomia). Preliminary identification of invertebrates in the field. Sorting and key-based identification of invertebrates under stereomicroscope. |
| Full description: | Characteristics of main taxa of Protostomia and of invertebrate Deuterostomia; systematic review of Metazoa, with special reference to the Polish fauna (Part 2: Animalia: Annelida, Sipuncula, Echiura, Arthropoda, Mollusca, invertebrate Deuterostomia). Preliminary identification of invertebrates in the field. Sorting and key-based identification of invertebrates under stereomicroscope. |
| Bibliography: | Brusca, R. C. and G. J. Brusca. Invertebrates. Second edition. Sinauer Associates, Inc. Publ. 2004 Hickman C. P. Jr., Roberts L. S., Larson A. Integrated principles of zoology. McGraw-Hill Education. 2001 |
| Learning outcomes: | Knowledge: student knows the backgroundsof systematics and classification of selected groups of Protista and of invertebrate animals, knows their origin, structure, biology and importance; possesses the general knowledge of life functions of representatives of the kingdoms Protista and Animalia; describes the external and internal morphology of animals student understands the increasing complexity of animal structure, resulting from the sequence of evolutionary events; knows phylogenetic relationships between the major taxa of Animalia student knows the methods of collecting, preservation, storing and labeling of invertebrates Skills: student operates the light– and stereomicroscopes; safely deals with the preserved material (invertebrate animals); operates the equipment serving for collecting the invertebrate animals; correctly carries out the field observations, interprets and describes their results and also forwards the conclusions using the adequate biological terminology student identifies the representatives of particular classes of animals and – in case of native fauna – the representatives of orders (or lower taxonomic categories, as far as protected taxa and taxa of economic importance are concerned) student can apply the study techniques (methods of collecting, preservation, dissection, observation and identification) used in relation to various groups of invertebrates Social competences: student understands the increasing complexity of animal architecture, being in concordance with the evolutionary process , student is aware of the collective responsibility for fulfilling the tasks assigned to the team student is responsible for the equipment he/she was entrusted with |
| Assessment methods and assessment criteria: | During semester - 7 short (one question") tests (4 pts. at max/test); additionally - 2 extended tests (16 pts at max./test). Possession of the set of drawings (morphology and anatomy) arranged according to the systematic list, approved (accepted) by the course leader. Obligatory attendance at practicals and field studies. Field studies grade: operating the equipment for collecting the invertebrates; skill of sorting the material (major systematic groups - to the level of class); identification of selected species of the Polish fauna with the use of identification keys (10 pts. at max.). The course grade (positive) enables student to enter the exam. Exam (test), covering the topics included in Invertebrate Zoology I and II courses and comprising open questions and test of choice, lasts 90 minutes. |