BIOL 115 - Zoology

4 credit (3 lecture, 2 lab) 5 contact hours [Reading Level 3 and Writing Level 3 and Math Level 2 ]

This course introduces students to the diversity of invertebrates and vertebrates in Kingdom Animalia. Animal cell chemistry and structure along with genetics and evolutionary processes will be introduced. Major phyla will be explored with an emphasis on identification and taxonomy. Students will learn about the development, anatomy, and physiology of major phyla through the use of dissection in a laboratory setting. A portion of the class will focus on animals native to Michigan and completion of an invertebrate collection.
OFFERED: even-year spring semesters