BIOL3012
BIOL 3012 - Animal Diversity and Evolution (4 Cr.)
CBS Biology Teaching/Learning (10872)
TCBS - College of Biological Sciences
BIOL 3012 - Animal Diversity and Evolution (4 Cr.)
Course description
This course is a survey of animal diversity, with an emphasis on understanding the major animal groups, how they are related to one another, how they differ in structure, and how each group achieves survival and reproduction in the diverse environments of the Earth. We will place particular emphasis on major evolutionary transitions that animals have made through their history, including the origins of multicellularity, the achievement of motion, invasion of terrestrial habitats, and the achievement of flight. We will also emphasize the science behind our contemporary understanding of animals, from multiple perspectives – behavioral, evolutionary, physiological, and ecological. Lab requires dissection, including mammals.
prereq: BIOL 1001/1001H, or BIOL 1009/1009H, or BIOL 1951/1951H
prereq: BIOL 1001/1001H, or BIOL 1009/1009H, or BIOL 1951/1951H
Minimum credits
4
Maximum credits
4
Is this course repeatable?
No
Grading basis
OPT - Student Option
Laboratory
Lecture
Requirements
012129
Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for:
02644
Typically offered term(s)
Every Fall & Spring