BIOL 4242 - Invertebrate Zoology

(3 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours 4 Credit Hours)

Prerequisite: (BIOL 2107 Minimum Grade: C and BIOL 2107L Minimum Grade: C and BIOL 2108 Minimum Grade: C and BIOL 2108L Minimum Grade: C) or (BIOL 1107 Minimum Grade: C and BIOL 1107 Minimum Grade: C and BIOL 1108 Minimum Grade: C and BIOL 1108L Minimum Grade: C) and CHEM 1211K or (CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L ) and CHEM 1212K or (CHEM 1212 and CHEM 1212L )
This course is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of taxonomy, morphology, physiology, and evolution of the more common invertebrate phyla. The distribution and interspecific relationships among invertebrates and other forms of life will be presented and discussed. The laboratory will be devoted primarily to developing an understanding of invertebrate morphology and classification.