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HU Credits:
6
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Animal Sciences
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Rehovot
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr. Jaim Sivan
Coordinator Office Hours:
By appointment
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Jaim Sivan,
Mr. Oren Hadaya,
Ms. ,
Ms. ,
Ms. Ron Sharon,
Ms. ,
Mr. ,
Ms. ,
Mr. Snir Azaria
Course/Module description:
The evolution of animals. From unicellular to multicellular organisms. Development from two and three germinal layers. Survey of major invertebrate groups: development,anatomy and their biology. Interrelationship between different animal groups and man. Vertebrate pedigree. Differences between different classes and relationship between them. Morphological and functional differences of body systems. The evolution from water to land environment.
Laboratory demonstrations of the above mentioned features.
Course/Module aims:
1. Knowlege of the basic concepts in Zoology and evolutionary steps in the animal kingdom.
2. Overview of the major groups of invertebrates with respect to evolutionary developmental level, anatomical and their biology, between Phila of invertebrates and between vertebrate classes.
3. Students will be able to describe the evolution of body systems of animal
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Identification of various types of invertebrates,
Description of various systems in vertebrates
Compare between different groups and classes
Attendance requirements(%):
100
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
lectures, labs
Course/Module Content:
Introduction: Organization of the animal kingdom
Unicell organisms: characterization. Structure and organization of the multicella: Porifera
multicella: Coelenterata
Bilateralia: flat worms
Nematode worms
Segmentalia: ring worm
Arthropods
System Hmitrniim
Chordata poor (Protochordata)
Vertebrate classes
Embryonic development
Respiratory
transport
Skeleton
secretion and reproductive systems
Nerves and senses
Required Reading:
Hickman Jr. Cleveland, Susan Keen, Allan Larson, David Eisenhour. 2017.
Integrated Principles of Zoology. 17th Edition
2. Kardong Kenneth. 2018. Vertebrates: Comparative Anatomy, Function,
Evolution. 8th Edition
3. Miller Stephen and John Harley. 2015. Zoology. 10th Edition
Additional Reading Material:
Present in the course site
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 75 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 25 %
Other 0 %
Additional information:
Mandatory self reading
Final exam is divided to two parts: a. non-vertebrates- 40% of final exam score
b. vertebrates- 60% of final exam score
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