Introduction to Zoology
Bio 6

This course is designed as an introductory course in general zoology, which is the scientific study of animals.  It is designed to introduce the non-science major to various animal topics such as taxonomy, species diversity, animal ecology and behavior, animal evolution, and identification.  The lectures are designed to describe the science of zoology, and how animals are studied, while the lab gives a hands-on approach to the study of animal structure, function, and diversity.  There will be several field trips to compliment the laboratory experience, and these will be discussed in class.  I hope you enjoy this class - let me know if you have any questions.

Here is a copy of this semesters course syllabus.
This is a good suggested coloring book, that a former student found.

Power Point Presentations
These are for your review.  They are not the exact lectures that I give in class, but they will help you study.  Some of this material is not found in the textbook, so make sure if you have any questions, please let me know.  Just a hint - some of these files are quite large.  If you try to open them online, it may take a while.  I would suggest downloading them onto your hard drive to view them, and not try to open them with your web browser program.  If you do not have the program called power point on your computer, you can download a free viewer program offered by Microsoft.

Here are the topics covered in lecture:
    Introduction to zoology
    Animal cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems.
    Cellular division (mitosis and meiosis), genetics and inheritance.
    Animal reproduction and development.
    The digestive system and nutrition.
    The circulatory system and gas exchange.
    Homeostasis.
    The nervous and endocrine systems.
    Principles of evolution.
    Animal evolution.
    Animal ecology.
    Animal behavior.

Here are the topics covered in lab:
    Lab 1 - Kingdom Protista, and animal classification.
    Lab 2 - Kingdom Animalia - Phylum Porifera and Phylum Cnidaria.
    Lab 3 - Phylum Platyhelminthes.
    Lab 4 - Phylum Rotifera and Phylum Nematoda
    Lab 5 - Phylum Mollusca and Phylum Annelida.
    Lab 6 - Phylum Arthropoda and Phylum Echinodermata.
    Lab 7 - Chordate evolution and Phylum Chordata.
    Lab 8 - Class Chondrichthyes and Class Osteichthyes.
    Lab 9 - Tetrapod evolution and Class Amphibia.
    Lab 10 - Class Reptilia.
    Lab 11 - Class Aves.
    Lab 12 - Class Mammalia.