WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
_______ CAMPUS
SCHOOL OF MATH AND SCIENCES
WAYLAND MISSION STATEMENT: Wayland Baptist University exists to educate students in an academically
challenging, learning-focused and distinctively Christian environment for professional success and service to God and
humankind.
COURSE NO. & TITLE: BIOL 3401-Section; Invertebrate Zoology
TERM:
NAME OF INSTRUCTOR:
OFFICE PHONE NUMBER AND WBU EMAIL ADDRESS:
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CATALOG DESCRIPTION: Structure, function, and natural history of invertebrate animals with special emphasis on
the protozoa; physiological and anatomical patterns of adaptive significance. One weekend field trip may be
required for this course. Lecture three hours, laboratory three hours. Note: Other fees may apply for field trip costs.
$45 fee
PREREQUISITE: BIOL 1401 or school approval.
OTHER RESOURCES: (Textbook & Laboratory): Choose from approved textbook list
COURSE OUTCOME COMPETENCIES:
The student will be able to describe the diversity in adaptation that occurs in invertebrate organisms both
anatomically and physiologically.
Laboratory exercises will enable the student to classify invertebrate species through the use of taxonomic keys and
the dissection of representative organism of the major phyla.
The student will be able to identify the unique characheristics of invertebrate organisms living in marine, freshwater,
and terrestrial environments.
Students will learn field techniques and identification of invertebrate fauna in the Plainview region as well as marine
invertebrates of the Texas Gulf Coast.
ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Students are expected to make class attendance a priority. All absences must be explained to the instructor who will
decide whether the work missed may be made up. An absence will be recorded when a student fails to return after
an allowed break time during the process of an extended class. Any student who misses 25% of scheduled class
meetings may be dropped from the course.
No make-up exams shall be given unless arrangements are made in advance of foreseen absences. Emergencies
accepted.
STATEMENT ON PLAGIARISM AND ACADEMIC DISHONOSTY: Wayland Baptist University observes a zero tolerance
policy regarding academic dishonesty. Per university policy as described in the academic catalog, all cases of
academic dishonesty will be reported and second offenses will result in suspension from the university.
DISABILITY STATEMENT:
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), it is the policy of Wayland Baptist University
that no otherwise qualified person with a disability be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or
be subject to discrimination under any educational program or activity in the university. The Coordinator of
Counseling Services serves as the coordinator of students with a disability and should be contacted concerning
accommodation requests at (806) 291-3765. Documentation of a disability must accompany any request for
accommodations.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING CRITERIA:
Exams:
Lecture Exams
Lab Exams
Final Exam
University Grading System:
A = 90 - 100
B = 80 - 89
C = 70 - 79
D = 60 - 69
F = BELOW 60
I = INCOMPLETE +
W = WITHDRAWAL
+ A grade of incomplete is changed if the deficiency is made up by midterm of the next
regular semester, otherwise, it becomes an "F". This grade is given only if circumstances beyond the student's
control prevented completion of work during the semester enrolled and attendance requirements have been
met.
Students shall have protection through orderly procedures against prejudices or capricious academic evaluation. A
student who believes that he or she has not been held to realistic academic standards, just evaluation procedures,
or appropriate grading, may appeal the final grade given in the course by using the student grade appeal process
described in the Academic Catalog. Appeals may not be made for advanced placement examinations or course
bypass examinations. Appeals are limited to the final course grade, which may be upheld, raised, or lowered at any
stage of the appeal process. Any recommendation to lower a course grade must be submitted through the Executive
Vice President/Provost to the Faculty Assembly Grade Appeals Committee for review and approval. The Faculty
Assembly Grade Appeals Committee may instruct that the course grade be upheld, raised, or lowered to a more
proper evaluation.
TENTATIVE COURSE OUTLINE:
I.
Environmental Considerations
A.
Aquatic: Marine, Freshwater, Estuarine
B.
Terrestrial
II.
Invertebrate Diversity
A.
Classification Schemes
B.
Principals and Emerging Patterns of Diversity
III.
The Protozoans
A.
B.
C.
D.
Introduction and General Characterisitics
Organelles
Physiology and Structure
Representative Organisms: Flagellates,
Ameboids, Sporozoites, Ciliates
IV.
The Poriferans and Placozoans
A.
Introduction and General Characterisitics
B.
Epithelial and Connective Tissues
C.
Primitive Metazoans - (Trichoplax)
D.
Representative Organisms: Asconoids,
Synconoids, Leuconoids
V.
The Cnidarians and Ctenophores
A.
Introduction and General Characterisitics
B.
Mesoglea
C.
Physiology and Structure
D.
Representative Organisms: Hydras, Coral
Reefs, Jelly Fish, Plankton
VI.
Bilateral Symmetry
A.
Movement
B.
Coelomic and Vascular Compartments
C.
Reproduction
VII.
The Platyhelminthes
A.
Introduction and General Characterisitics
B.
Hermaphroditic Versus Dioecious Reproductive Patterns
C.
Physiology and Strucuture
D.
Representative Organisms: Planaria, Tapeworms, Flukes
VIII.
The Nemertines And Nematodes
A.
Introduction and General Characterisitics
B.
Geographical Distribution
C.
Physiology and Structure
D.
Representative Parasitic Organisms: Ascaris, Hookworm,
Guinea Worm, Filarial Worms
IX.
The Rotifers and Related Phyla
A.
Introduction and General Characteristics
B.
Freshwater Diversity in Morphology and Physiology
C.
Representative Organisms: Epiphanes senta
X.
The Annelids and Related Phyla
A.
Introduction and General Characteristics
B.
Morphology and Physiology of Segmentation
C.
Representative Organisms: Marine polychaetes, Leeches,
Freshwater oligochaeta
XI.
The Mollusks
A.
Introduction and General Characteristics
B.
Morphology and Physiology
C.
Representative Organisms: Gastropoda, Prosobranchia,
Bivalvilogy
REV. 03/17/15