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Adjusted Lecture Schedule
for Comparative Animal Morphology
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Date |
Topics |
Chapter Readings |
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Aug. 22nd |
Course Introduction, The Origin of Life, Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cell Structure |
1,2,3 |
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Aug. 29th |
Body Plans of Animals, Classification of Animals and
Phylogeny (Optional Quiz 1) |
9,10, |
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Sept. 5th |
Labor Day, No Class |
|
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Sept. 12th
|
The Invertebrates: Protozoa |
11 |
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Sept 19th |
EXAM
1 |
|
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Sept. 26th |
School Closed No Class. |
|
|
Oct. 3rd |
Mesozoa, Parazoa, Radiata, and Acoelomates |
12,13,14 |
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Oct. 10th
|
Pseudocoelomates, Molluscs, Annelids and “Related”
Protostomes (Optional Quiz 2) |
15,16,17 |
|
Oct.
17th |
EXAM 2
|
|
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Oct. 24th
|
Arthropods and Arthropod-related Protostomes (Arthropods
2) |
18,19,20 |
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Oct. 31st |
Echinoderms, Hemichordates, and Chordates (Optional
Quiz 3) |
22,23 |
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Nov.
7th |
EXAM 3 |
|
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Nov. 14th |
The Vertebrates: Fish and Amphibians |
24,25, Readings |
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Nov. 21st |
Amniotes, Reptiles and Birds |
26,27 |
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Nov. 28th |
Mammals (Optional Quiz 4) |
28 |
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DEC. 5th |
EXAM 4 |
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*NOTE: This lecture schedule is intended as a general
guide and may be altered as necessary by the instructor.