ZOOLOGY: STUDY GUIDE - Y. O. Nevedomska - 2013
LECTURE 1. DIVERSITY OF THE LIVING WORLD
1. Natural system of the organic world
2. Structural levels of organization of living organisms
3. Brief history of the animal kingdom
LECTURE 2. ZOOLOGY AS A SCIENCE
1. Zoology as the science of animals
2. Similarities and differences between animals and plants
3. General characteristics of animals
4. Distribution of animals in the biosphere
5. Importance of animals in nature and human life
LECTURE 3. MOLECULAR LEVEL OF ORGANIZATION OF ANIMAL LIVING MATTER
1. Chemical elements comprising living organisms
2. Inorganic compounds: water and mineral salts
4. Organic compounds: carbohydrates
5. Organic compounds: proteins
6. Organic Compounds: Nucleic Acids
LECTURE 4. CELLULAR LEVEL OF ORGANIZATION OF LIVING MATTER IN ANIMALS
1. Cytology as the Science of Cell Structure and Function. History of Cell Research
2. General Structure and Vital Activity of Animal Cells
3. Structural Features and Functioning of the Animal Cell
LECTURE 5. TISSUE LEVEL OF ORGANIZATION OF LIVING MATTER. ANIMAL TISSUES
1. General Characteristics of Animal Tissues
1.2. Tissues of the Internal Environment
LECTURE 6. SUBKINGDOM PROTOZOA, or UNICELLULAR ANIMALS Protozoa
1. General Characteristics of Protozoa, or Unicellular Animals
2. Characteristics of the Main Protozoan Phyla
LECTURE 7. SUBKINGDOM MULTICELLULAR ANIMALS (Metazoa). PHYLUM CNIDARIA (or Coelenterata)
1. General characteristics of the subkingdom Metazoa
2. General characteristics of the phylum Cnidaria (or Coelenterata)
3. Characteristics of the main classes of cnidarians
4. Evolutionary advancements of cnidarians compared to protozoans
5. Role of cnidarians in nature and human life
LECTURE 8. PHYLUM FLATWORMS (Plathelmintes)
1. General characteristics of the phylum Flatworms
2. Characteristics of classes within the phylum Flatworms
3. Adaptations of flatworms to parasitism
4. Preventive measures against helminth infections
LECTURE 9. PHYLUM ROUNDWORMS, or PSEUDOCOELOMATES (Nemathelmintes)
1. General characteristics of the phylum Roundworms
2. Progressive features of the phylum Roundworms
3. Class Nematodes, or Roundworms (Nematoda)
4. Role of roundworms in nature and human life
LECTURE 10. PHYLUM ANNELIDS, or ANNELIDA (Annelida)
1. General characteristics of the phylum Annelida
2. Evolutionary advancements of the phylum Annelida
3. Class Polychaetes, or Polychaeta (Poiychaeta)
4. Class Oligochaetes, or Oligochaeta (Oiigochaeta)
6. Evolutionary complexity of free-living worms compared to parasitic worms
LECTURE 11. PHYLUM MOLLUSCS, or MOLLUSCA (Mollusca)
1. General characteristics of the phylum Mollusca
2. Evolutionary features of molluscs
4. Class Gastropods (Gastropoda)
5. Class Cephalopods (Cephalopoda)
LECTURE 12. PHYLUM ARTHROPODS (Arthropoda)
1. General characteristics of the phylum Arthropoda (Arthropoda)
2. Class Crustaceans (Branchiata or Crustacea)
3. Class Arachnids (Arachnida)
LECTURE 13. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PHYLUM CHORDATA
1. General characteristics of the phylum Chordata
2. General characteristics of the subphylum Acrania (Protochordata). Class Cephalochordata
3. General characteristics of the subphylum Tunicata (Urochordata)
4. General characteristics of the subphylum Vertebrata, or Craniata
5. General characteristics of the infraphylum Agnatha
LECTURE 14. INFRAPHYLUM GNATHOSTOMATA. SUPERCLASS PISCES (FISHES)
1. General characteristics of the infraphylum Gnathostomata
2. General characteristics of the superclass Pisces
3. Class Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous fishes)
4. Class Osteichthyes (Bony fishes)
LECTURE 15. SUPERCLASS TETRAPODA (TERRESTRIAL VERTEBRATES). CLASS AMPHIBIA
1. Features of terrestrial vertebrates
LECTURE 16. CLASS REPTILIA (REPTILES)
1. General characteristics of the class Reptilia (reptiles)
2. Classification of the class Reptilia (reptiles)
3. The role of reptiles in nature and human life
LECTURE 17. CLASS AVES (BIRDS)
1. General characteristics of the class Aves (birds)
3. The role of birds in nature and human life
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LECTURE 18. CLASS MAMMALIA (MAMMALS)
1. General characteristics of the class Mammalia (mammals)
2. Classification of the class Mammalia
3. The role of mammals in nature and human life