BB525: Zoology and evolution
Study Board of Science
Teaching language: Danish
EKA: N100008132, N100008102, N100008122, N100008142, N100008152, N100008112
Assessment: Second examiner: External, Second examiner: None
Grading: 7-point grading scale, Pass/Fail
Offered in: Odense
Offered in: Autumn
Level: Bachelor
STADS ID (UVA): N100008101
ECTS value: 10
Date of Approval: 28-03-2019
Duration: 2 semesters
Version: Archive
Comment
Fall 04017001 (former UVA) is identical with this course description.
Spring 04017101 (former UVA) is identical with this course description.
First-year exam: Note that only the 5 ECTS of BB525, which is evaluated late in the autumn semester, is part of the first-year exam.
Please note that the duration of the course is two semesters, registration the course will take place in connection with the autumn range of courses.
Spring 04017101 (former UVA) is identical with this course description.
First-year exam: Note that only the 5 ECTS of BB525, which is evaluated late in the autumn semester, is part of the first-year exam.
Please note that the duration of the course is two semesters, registration the course will take place in connection with the autumn range of courses.
Entry requirements
Academic preconditions
Course introduction
The aim of the course is:
- to enable the student to have an overview of the history of life and the body plans and diversity of animals,
- to enable the student to understand the principles of taxonomy and classification of the animal kingdom based on embryology, morphology and anatomy including molecular taxonomy (DNA sequencing)
- to understand how and why animals adapt to the environment which is important in regard to all further courses in the biology curriculum
The course gives an academic basis for studying the topics in ecology, physiology, population biology and ecotoxicology (among others), which are part of the degree.
In relation to the competence profile of the degree it is the explicit focus of the course to:
- Give competences in professional collaborations and structuring own learning
- Give skills in experimental investigations, scientific evaluation of biological theories, and evaluating and solving problems in biological science
- Give knowledge and reflection on the theory of biological science, experimental methods and laboratory safety, current research topics and their application to biology
Expected learning outcome
The learning objectives of the course is that the student demonstrates the ability to:
- Classify animals according to current taxonomy
- Examine animal structure through dissection
- Describe defining characters for the main divisions of the animal kingdom
- Describe how life is formed by evolutionary principles
- Identify morphological and anatomical structures and histology and understand the importance of morphological characters in relation to function and adaptation to environment
- Use field keys to classify select animals to species and to state how systematical taxonomy is performed in praxis
- Know the main elements of the history of life, the body plans of phyla and the importance of metazoan embryology for taxonomy, and the phylogenetic system of metazoans (invertebrates and chordates)
Content
The following main topics are contained in the course:
- The history of Life, from the origin of Earth to the emergence of the recent phyla and the evolutionary principles that has shaped life
- Human evolution
- Animal phylogeny and taxonomy
- Systematics and evolution of main animal groups, their anatomy, morphology, histology, embryology, life cycle, physiology and ecology
- Taxonomic methodology: practical classification of select organism to the level of genera or species
- The history and theory of Zoological science.
Literature
Lærebog: Hickman et al (2017): Integrated Principles of Zoology, 17th ed. McGraw-Hill.
Håndbog: Jespersen & Lützen (2012): Zoologisk Morfologi, Gyldendal.
See itslearning for syllabus lists and additional literature references.
See itslearning for syllabus lists and additional literature references.
Examination regulations
Exam element a)
Timing
January
Tests
Written examination
EKA
N100008132
Assessment
Second examiner: External
Grading
7-point grading scale
Identification
Student Identification Card
Language
Normally, the same as teaching language
Examination aids
Not allowed, a closer description of the exam rules will be posted in itslearning.
ECTS value
3
Additional information
The examination form for re-examination may be different from the exam form at the regular exam.
Exam element b)
Timing
June
Tests
Written exam
EKA
N100008102
Assessment
Second examiner: External
Grading
7-point grading scale
Identification
Student Identification Card
Language
Normally, the same as teaching language
Duration
2 hours
Examination aids
Not allowed, a closer description of the exam rules will be posted in itslearning.
ECTS value
3
Additional information
The examination form for re-examination may be different from the exam form at the regular exam.
Exam element c)
Timing
Spring
Tests
Mandatory weekly e-tests.
EKA
N100008122
Assessment
Second examiner: None
Grading
Pass/Fail
Identification
Full name and SDU username
Language
Normally, the same as teaching language
Examination aids
To be announced during the course
ECTS value
1
Additional information
The examination form for re-examination may be different from the exam form at the regular exam.
Exam element d)
Timing
Spring
Tests
Compulsory laboratory exercises (participation)
EKA
N100008142
Assessment
Second examiner: None
Grading
Pass/Fail
Identification
Full name and SDU username
Language
Normally, the same as teaching language
Examination aids
To be announced during the course
ECTS value
1
Additional information
The examination form for re-examination may be different from the exam form at the regular exam.
Exam element e)
Timing
Autumn
Tests
Mandatory weekly e-tests
EKA
N100008152
Assessment
Second examiner: None
Grading
Pass/Fail
Identification
Full name and SDU username
Language
Normally, the same as teaching language
Examination aids
To be announced during the course
ECTS value
1
Additional information
The examination form for re-examination may be different from the exam form at the regular exam.
Exam element f)
Timing
Autumn
Tests
Mandatory weekly e-tests
EKA
N100008112
Assessment
Second examiner: None
Grading
Pass/Fail
Identification
Full name and SDU username
Language
Normally, the same as teaching language
Examination aids
To be announced during the course
ECTS value
1
Additional information
The examination form for re-examination may be different from the exam form at the regular exam.
Indicative number of lessons
Teaching Method
At the faculty of science, teaching is organized after the three-phase model ie. intro, training and study phase.
The weekly lectures give an overview of the animal group of that week. Specimens of that group are investigated by the students in practicals aimed at giving practical skills in dissection, identification of structures and classification. In the study phase meetings the students discuss and teach each other the important features of the animal group of the week.
Activities for the studyphase: Questions for group discussions