INTRODUCTION TO ZOOLOGY LABORATORY
(ZOOL 1052-002 & 005)
SPRING 2009
Instructor: Dr. Marina M. Gerson
Office: N-272
Office Hours: Wednesday 10:00-11:30 am, Friday 3:30-5 pm
Contact information: mgerson@csustan.edu or (209) 664-6547
Website: http://science.csustan.edu/gerson/
LABORATORY SCHEDULE
Week of Lab
Topic
Chapter
Feb 16-19
Feb 23-26
Microscopy; Biological Keys; Metric System
Tissues
Protozoa
March 2-5
Porifera
LAB EXAM 1 (30 points)
March 9-12*
Cnidaria
Platyhelminthes
Platyhelminthes
March 16-19
Pseudocoelomates
LAB EXAM 2 (30 points)
March 23-26*
Mollusca
Annelida
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
Annelida
Mar 30-Apr 2**
Population Parameters
Tuesday – César Chavez Holiday = no class
April 6-9
Arthropoda
April 13-17**
SPRING BREAK
LAB EXAM 3 (40 points)
April 20-23*
Echinodermata
April 27-30
Frog Dissection
Frog Dissection
May 4-7
Chordata
Field Trip to Monterey Bay Aquarium
Sat May 9*
8:00 am – 5:30 pm (Students must decide by the previous week
Meet at Reflecting Pool in lab if they will attend this trip OR will do
on University Circle.
the alternative exercise)
Review Week
May 11-14
Tuesday – Population Parameters
May 18-21*
LAB EXAM 4 (50 pts.)
1
2
5
6
(1, 2, 5, 6)
7
8
8
9, 10
(7, 8, 9, 10)
11
12
12
Video/Handout
-13
-(11, 12, 13)
14
18
18
15
Print and bring
your assignment
*Denotes lab exam or field trip **Denotes a holiday during this week.
(PLEASE READ REVERSE SIDE)
14, 18, 15
Video/Handout
(14, 18, 15)
REQUIRED MATERIALS
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General Zoology Laboratory Guide, 14th ed., by Lytle & Meyer.
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Dissecting Kit - available at campus bookstore, needed by March 16-19; if
assembling your own kit, be sure to get a scalpel, probes (both sharp and blunt),
good scissors (both fine and blunt), and forceps. Nasco Lab Supply in North
Modesto (near the CHP office at the Kiernan exit off 99) also offers kits, at a better
price than the bookstore.
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Nitrile gloves - must be worn while dissecting or handling any preserved material.
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Must sign safety training sheet. Awareness of the lab hazards listed therein and
adherence to the stated guidelines is a requirement for participating in this
laboratory.
LAB EXAMS AND GRADE
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The lab room will be available on most Fridays (~10 am to ~4:30 pm) to give you an
opportunity to review the class materials. If materials are damaged or disappear,
these open lab hours will be cancelled.
Exams will consist of objective questions in the form of lab practicals.
Spelling counts.
Lab exams must be taken as scheduled.
Students must take their lab exams in the lab sections that they are scheduled in.
There are no make-up practicals.
Lab scores will be combined with the lecture scores in determining your overall grade
for ZOOL 1050.
Lab is worth a potential total of 175 points.
There may be Extra Credit opportunities in lab.
Lab points
Exam 1
Exam 2
Exam 3
Exam 4
Monterey Field Trip or
Alternative Exercise
TOTAL
30
30
40
50
pts.
pts.
pts.
pts.
25 pts.
175 pts.
Cheating in any way on any exam or assignment will result in a grade of F in the
entire course.
IMPORTANT COURSE CHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT: Beginning Fall 2009 the Department
of Biological Sciences will introduce a new two-semester Introduction to Biology series
for majors. At that time, ZOOL 1050/1052 and BOTY 1050/1052 will be discontinued. It
will be required to have completed both ZOOL 1050/1052 and BOTY 1050/1052 to
have the introductory requirement met. Any student having only one of these courses
completed will be required to take both of the new courses. Fall 2009 is the last
semester that ZOOL 1050/1052 and BOTY 1050/1052 will be offered, so be sure to put
in the effort required to pass both of these classes on your first try.