Study Guide
Animal Biology - Study Guide 2013
Professor:
Marty Leonard
Room 4060 LSC e-mail: mleonard@dal.ca
Below you will find textbook readings and a summary of the lecture material for each of the seven lectures in the Animal Biology unit. I would be pleased if you read through each chapter, however, I will only test you on the lecture material that corresponds to the sections of the textbook that I indicate below. You will notice that in some of the assigned sections there is material that I do not cover in lecture. You are not responsible for this information.
Warning: The lecture summaries are an overview of the material. They are not a substitute for coming to lecture nor do they provide the detailed information that I will expect you to know.
This information you will get only by attending lectures and reading the assigned sections of the textbook. Please feel free to come and see me at any time, if you have questions or concerns about the material.
Note: The figure and page numbers for the 8th edition of the textbook are included in brackets for those using that edition of the textbook.
Lecture 1: Animal Form and Locomotion
Textbook Readings
Chapter 40 (40): Basic Principles of Animal Form and Function
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Hierarchical organization of body plans, pp 855-858 (pp 855-858)
Chapter 50 (50): Sensory and Motor Mechanisms
·
Locomotion, pp 1113-1114 (pp 1115-1116)
·
Skeletons, pp 1110-1112 (pp 1112-1114)
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Muscles, pp 1104-1106 (pp 1105-1107)
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Lecture Summary
Part I: Animal Form
- Levels of organization:
- Cells - the lowest level that can live as an organism
- Tissues (epithelial, connective, nervous and muscle) - groups of cells that are similar in structure and function
- Organs - different tissues functioning together
- Organ systems - groups of organs functioning together
Part II: Muscles and Movement
- most animals must move to find mates, food, shelter, and avoid predators
- three types of skeleton i)
Professor:
Marty Leonard
Room 4060 LSC e-mail: mleonard@dal.ca
Below you will find textbook readings and a summary of the lecture material for each of the seven lectures in the Animal Biology unit. I would be pleased if you read through each chapter, however, I will only test you on the lecture material that corresponds to the sections of the textbook that I indicate below. You will notice that in some of the assigned sections there is material that I do not cover in lecture. You are not responsible for this information.
Warning: The lecture summaries are an overview of the material. They are not a substitute for coming to lecture nor do they provide the detailed information that I will expect you to know.
This information you will get only by attending lectures and reading the assigned sections of the textbook. Please feel free to come and see me at any time, if you have questions or concerns about the material.
Note: The figure and page numbers for the 8th edition of the textbook are included in brackets for those using that edition of the textbook.
Lecture 1: Animal Form and Locomotion
Textbook Readings
Chapter 40 (40): Basic Principles of Animal Form and Function
·
Hierarchical organization of body plans, pp 855-858 (pp 855-858)
Chapter 50 (50): Sensory and Motor Mechanisms
·
Locomotion, pp 1113-1114 (pp 1115-1116)
·
Skeletons, pp 1110-1112 (pp 1112-1114)
·
Muscles, pp 1104-1106 (pp 1105-1107)
1
Lecture Summary
Part I: Animal Form
- Levels of organization:
- Cells - the lowest level that can live as an organism
- Tissues (epithelial, connective, nervous and muscle) - groups of cells that are similar in structure and function
- Organs - different tissues functioning together
- Organ systems - groups of organs functioning together
Part II: Muscles and Movement
- most animals must move to find mates, food, shelter, and avoid predators
- three types of skeleton i)