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BiSc204 Zoology syllabus
BiSc 204 Zoology--Fall 2008

Credits: 4 semester hours (two lectures, 2 three-hour labs)

Instructor: Dr. Hugo K. Boschmann

Course Description

An introductory study of the structure and function of organisms with special emphasis on the animal kingdom, including a comparative study of the various systems as they developed in the organismic world around us.

Course Content

I. Introduction to Course

  • Science of Life
  • Nomenclature and Classification

II. A Survey: The Living Kingdoms

  • The Animal Kingdom

III. Functional Aspects:

  1. Nutrition
  2. Gas Exchange
  3. Nutrition Transport Mechanisms
  4. Excretion and Secretion
  5. Coordination Mechanisms
    • Chemical coordination in animals
  6. Nervous Coordination
    • Sensory
    • Modulators
    • Effectors
  7. Locomotion Mechanisms
  8. Reproduction
  9. Behavior

IV. Evolution and Evolutionary Mechanisms

Textbooks

Lecture text: Purves, Orians and Heller Sadava: Life, 8th Ed. Sinauer 2008

Laboratory: Smith & Schenk, Dissection guide & Atlas to the Fetal Pig, 2nd Ed., 2003

Syllabus Packet: Boschmann, 2008-2009 Edition. (Including Laboratory Material)

Optional Text: Hickman, et.al. Integrated Principles of Zoology, 13th ed., Times Mirror/Mosby College Publishing, 2006.

Evaluation

      
3 lecture exams @ 100 x 3   
1 lecture exam final @ 100   
3 lab exams (including final) @100   
10 quizzes @ 10 pts each   
Lab reports   
TOTAL   
 300
100
300
100*   
170*
970*		 *Note: The actual total points
may vary depending on the
number of lab reports and
quizzes.

Attendance

Class attendance is essential to success in the course. The student is responsible to obtain all assignments, handouts, and announcements that are made during the class period. Attendance is required for all exams and quizzes. Exceptions will be made for campus-sponsored activities, illness (verified with a note from a physician or the nurse), and other acts of God. Special permission must be obtained for any exceptions. All make-up exams and quizzes must be made up by Monday, 8:00 a.m. Requests for special exceptions must be presented in written form a week in advance. There will be no makeup for the lab exams.

Reference Material

A good selection of books are available to us in the laboratory. An excellent supply of reference books are also available in the main Campus Library. No book may be removed from the laboratory by any student.

Grading Scale

The following format will be used when letter grades are assigned:
(Also Note (*) below):

  • 80% - 100% A
  • 65% - 79% B
  • 50% - 64% C
  • 45% - 49% D

(*) Note: The total points obtained from your laboratory reports may raise your Course Grade by only one letter grade above that obtained from the average of all exams and quizzes. Example: Exam and quiz Average is 60% (C). Highest possible Course grade is a B only, even if the points obtained from the laboratory work would raise it above the >B= range of 80%.

Note:

  1. Plagiarism in any form is unethical and will not be tolerated. Consequences of plagiarism may result in a failing grade for the course.
  2. Any student in this course who has a disability that may prevent them from fully demonstrating their abilities should contact the instructor personally as soon as possible to discuss any accommodations necessary to ensure full participation and facilitate equal educational opportunity.
  3. When contacting the professor via email it is expected that the writing format used by the student will be that of college quality writing style.

Hesston College Mission Statement

Hesston College, the two year college of the Mennonite Church USA, educates and nurtures each student within Christ-centered community, integrating thought, life, and faith for service to others in the church and the world.

Course Schedule


Week
LECTURES
Tuesday
LECTURES
Thursday
LABS
Tuesday
LABS
Thursday
1
Aug.

Aug. 26
Intro to Course
Ch. 1
Studying Life

Aug. 28
Nomenclature and
Classification
Ch. 1: p. 11-13
Ch. 25

Aug. 26
Lab #1
Intro to Microscope
 Aug. 28
Lab #2
Animal Tissues
2
Sept.
 Sept. 2
A Survey
1. The Animal Kingdom
Life:Ch. 32: Protostomates
& Ch. 33: Deuterostomate		 Sept. 4
A Survey
(Continued)
Ch. 32: Cont'd
Ch. 33: Cont'd
(Quiz #1)		 Sept. 2
Lab #3
Phyla Porifera		 Sept. 4
Lab #4
Phyla
Coelenterata
3
 Sept. 9
Functional Aspects
1. Nutrition, Digestion &
Metabolism
Life: Ch. 50
Ch. 7 (Review only)		 Sept. 11
Functional Aspects
Life: Ch. 50 - Cont'd
(Quiz #2)		 Sept. 9
Lab #5
Phyla
Platyhelminthes		 Sept. 11
Lab #6
Phyla Platyhelminthes
4

Sept. 16
Functional Aspects
2. Gas Exchange
Ch. 48

 Sept. 18
LECTURE EXAM I
 Sept. 16
Lab #7
Phyla
Aschelminthes		 Sept. 18
Lab #8
Phyla
Aschelminthes
5
 Sept. 23
Functional Aspects
2. Gas Exchange
Ch. 48		 Sept. 25
Functional Aspects
3. Circulatry System
Ch. 49
(Quiz #3)		 Sept. 23
Lab #9
Phyla
Annelida		 Sept. 25
Lab #10
Phyla
Annelida

6
Oct.

Sept. 30
Functional Aspects
3. Circulatory System
Ch. 49		 Oct. 2
Functional Aspects
4. Excretion & Secretion
Ch. 51
(Quiz #4)		 Sept. 30
LAB EXAM I		 Oct. 2
Lab # 11
Phyla Arthropoda:
A Survey
7
Oct.
Oct. 7
Functional Aspects
4. Excretion and
Secretion
Ch. 51		 Oct. 9
Functional Aspects
5. Coordination Mechanisms: The Hormones
Ch. 41
(Quiz #5)		 Oct. 7
Lab #12
Phyla Arthropoda:
- Crustaceans		 Oct. 9
Lab #13
Phyla
Arthropoda:
- Insecta
8
 Oct. 14
Functional Aspects
5. Coordination
Mechanisms: Chemical: The Hormones
Ch. 41		 Oct. 16
Functional Aspects
6. Nervous Coordination:
(a) Sensory Organs
Ch. 45
(Quiz #6)		 Oct. 14
Lab #14
Phyla Mollusca		 Oct. 16
Lab #15
Phyla Mollusca
9
 Oct. 21
FALL BREAK		 Oct. 23
Functional Aspects:
6. Nervous Coordination:
(a) Sensory Organs
(b) Conductors
Ch. 44, 45, 46		 Oct. 21
FALL BREAK		 Oct. 23
Lab #16
Phyla
Echinodermata
10
 Oct. 28
Functional Aspects:
6. Nervous Coordination:
(a) Sensory Organs
(b) Conductors
Ch. 44, 45, 46		 Oct. 30
LECTURE EXAM II		 Oct. 26
Lab #17
Phyla Chordata & Protochordata		 Oct. 28
Lab #18
Vertebrate Survey
Plus: Perch Dissection
11
Nov.
 Nov. 4
Functional Aspects
6. Nervous Coordination:
(b) Conductors.
Life: Ch. 44, 46		 Nov. 6
Functional Aspects
6. Nervous Coordination:
(b) Conductors
Ch. 44, 46
(Quiz #7)		 Nov. 4
Lab #19
Perch Dissection		 Nov. 6
LAB EXAM II
12
 Nov. 11
Functional Aspects
6. Nervous Coordination:
(c) Effectors
Ch. 47
(Quiz #7)		 Nov. 13
FIELD TRIP		 Nov. 11
Lab #20
Fetal Pig
Ch. 1 Ext. Features
Ch. 2 Digestive System		 Nov. 9
FIELD TRIP
13
 Nov. 18
Functional Aspects
6. Nervous Coordination:
(c) Effectors
Life: Ch. 47		 Nov. 20
Functional Aspects
7. Locomotion
Ch. 47, Notes		 Nov. 18
Lab #21
Fetal Pig
Ch. 7 Reproductive and Urinary Systems
 Nov. 20
Lab #22
1. Beef Lungs and Heart Disseciton (HO)
2. Respirometry (HO)
14
 Nov. 25
Functional Aspects
8. Reproduction
Ch. 42		 Nov. 27
THANKSGIVING		 Nov. 25
Lab #23
Fetal Pig
Ch. 5 Cardiovascular S.
Thoracic Cavity		 Nov. 27
THANKSGIVING
15
Dec.
Dec. 2
Functional Aspects
9. Animal Development
Ch. 20
(Quiz #9)		 Dec. 4
LECTURE EXAM III		 Dec. 2
Lab #24
Fetal Pig:
Ch. 5 Cardiovascular System:
Abdomen 		Dec. 4
Lab #25
Fetal Pig:
Ch. 6 Respiratory System
Ch. 7 Nervous System (HO)
16
 Dec. 9
Functional Aspects
10. Behavior
Ch. 53 		Dec.11
Evolution
The Evolutional Mechanism
Ch. 22		 Dec. 9
The Mammalian Skeletal System		 Dec. 11
FETAL PIG EXAM

 

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