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ZOOLOGY
SECTION - LAB SCHEDULE
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Date
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Topic
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Supplemental
images
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| Jan
22 |
Biodiversity-a
survey of animal life on the planet
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| Jan
27 |
Systematics-the
classification of organisms |
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| Jan
29 |
Protozoa
and Porifera-single-celled organisms and sponges
Live animals: Euglena, Amoeba, Paramecium
Prepared slides: Plasmodium, Grantia |
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| Feb
3 |
Cnidarians-hydra,
jellyfish, anemones and coral
Live animals: Hydrozoa
Prepared slides: Obelia |
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| Feb
5 |
Platyhelminthes
and Nematoda-flatworms and roundworms
Live animals: Planaria
Prepared slides: trematodes, cestodes, Ascaris |
Flatworms
and Roundworms |
| Feb
10 |
Mollusca-mussels,
clams, snails, octopus and squid
Dissection: squid
Demonstration: clam |
Mollusca |
| Feb
12 |
Annelida
and Arthropoda-marine worms, earthworms, leeches, barnacles, lobsters,
crabs, spiders, mites, millipedes, centipedes and insects
Dissections: crayfish and earthworm
Demonstration: lubber grasshopper |
Annelid-Arthropod
Phylogenetic Line |
| Feb
17 |
Survey
of annelid and arthropod diversity-the vast majority of organisms
on Earth |
Annelid
and Arthropod Diversity |
| Feb
19 |
Zoology
Lab Practical I (100 points) |
| Feb
24 |
Echinodermata
and Protochordata-starfish, sea cucumbers, sea lilies, tunicates,
acorn worms and Amphioxus
Dissection: starfish |
Echinoderms
and Protochordates |
| Feb
26 |
Fishes-lampreys,
sharks, skates, rays and bony fish
Dissection: perch |
Fishes |
Mar
2
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Amphibians-frogs,
toads, salamanders
Dissection: leopard frog |
Amphibians |
| Mar
4 |
Mammals
Dissection: white rat |
Rat dissection |
| Mar
9 |
Survey
of tetrapod vertebrate diversity-the four classes of terrestrial
vertebrates: amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals
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Tetrapod
vertebrate diversity |
| Mar
11 |
Zoology
Lab Practical II (100 points) |
