Animal Biology -- Bio 11
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Spring 2005

Avery


Week Date Quiz Tentative Lecture Topic Required Reading
1 T Jan 25

R 27


Introduction, The Animal Cell

Animal Architecture

Ch 1, 2, 3, 5 (pp 88-98)

Ch 9, 29 (pp 612 -621)

2 T Feb 1

R 3



yes
Animal Movement

Homeostasis

Ch 29

Ch 30

3 T 8

R 10



yes
Fluid Systems: Circulation, Respiration , Digestion

Nervous System

Ch 31, 32

Ch 33

4 T 15

R 17


Exam 1

Endocrine System



Ch 34, Ch 7 (pp 144-147)
5 T 22

R 24



yes
Reproduction and Development

Evolution I

Ch 8, Ch 7 (all)

Ch 6, Ch 10 (begin)

6 T Mar 1

R 3



Evolution and Classification

Protozoa

Ch 6, Ch 10 (finish!)

Ch 11

7 T 8

R 10



yes
Porifera

Cnidarians and Coral Reefs

Ch 12

Ch 13

8 T 15

R 17


Exam 2

Acoelomates (Focus: Platyhelminthes)



Ch 14
9 T 22

R 24



- Spring Break - No Classes -
10 T 29

R 31

yes Pseudocoelomates (Focus: Nematoda)

- no class Cesar Chavez Day - 

Ch 15

11 T Apr 5

R 7


Mollusca

Annelida

Ch 16

Ch 17

12 T 12

R 14

yes Arthropods 

Exam 3

Ch 18, 19, 20
13 T 19

R 21



Life at the edge of the sea.

Echinoderms



Ch 22
14 T 26

R 28



Vertebrate Evolution

Fishes

Ch 23, Writing Assignment due

Ch 24

15 T May 3

R 5



yes
Amphibians

Reptiles

Ch 25

Ch 26

16 T 10

R 12


Birds

Mammals

Ch 27

Ch 28

17 T 17
Final Exam Tuesday May 17 8 - 10 am



Quizzes and Readings: Bring Scantron QUIZZSTRIP (815-E) Reading the text is required. Each quiz will consist of 10 multiple-choice questions from your reading assignments since the last quiz or midterm. Questions will be derived from bold vocabulary located throughout the text and odd-numbered Review Questions located at the end of each chapter. Your lowest two quiz scores will be dropped automatically
 

Exams:Bring Scantron form (883-ES ) Exams will consist of 30 multiple choice questions, 10 matching questions and 10 short answer/fill-in-the-blank questions, and one very brief essay. Use your previous quizzes, lecture outlines and notes as well as the power point lectures available on the course Web site to help you focus on testable material.