EQUIPMENT Dissection Kit
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is a study of the taxonomy and classification of
marine invertebrate animals. Preserved animals will be utilized
for learning the taxonomic relationships between various marine
invertebrates. Laboratory periods will be used to study some
of the behavioral and anatomical characteristics of selected
animals.
Course Hours Per Week: Class 3, Lab 2.
Semester Hours Credit:
4
Prerequisite: None
CLASS OBJECTIVES
1. To identify marine invertebrates from North Carolina
waters.
2. To understand the identifying characteristics of
major phyla, classes, and orders of
marine invertebrates.
3. To understand some of the behavioral habits, such
as feeding, respiration,
locomotion, and reproduction of each group.
4. To
classify individual invertebrates by phylum, class, order, family,
and Genus species.
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY
You are responsible for your own learning; it is up to you to
get something useful and interesting from this course. It is
your responsibility to save all graded assignments.
ATTENDANCE
Each hour absent will reduce your attendance grade by 3 points. More
than 16 hours absent will result in failure. Two tardies equal
one absence.
WITHDRAWAL
Students may withdraw by filling out and having the instructor
sign a withdrawal form available in the Registrar's Office.
CONDUCT AND SAFETY
Students are expected to conduct themselves in a manner that
will not interfere with the learning effort or safety of classmates.
The use of cell phones in this class is strictly prohibited.
Failure to comply will result in a 10-point penalty on a quiz. Each
additional incident will result in the doubling of the previous
penalty. No food or drink is permitted in the classroom.
GRADING (8 point scale)
Exams (Midterm and Final) 40%
Quizzes 25%
Laboratory Exercises 25%
Attendance 10%
10 points will be deducted from any
graded assignment turned in late throughout the semester.
Due to the nature
of the laboratory exercises, there will be no makeups. The student
may attend another section for a makeup, but the instructor cannot
make special accommodations.
10 points will
be deducted from any lab grade when a student fails to bring
their dissecting kit. Students are advised to keep a lab notebook,
which may be used on lab practical exams.
TESTING
Exams may have multiple choice, matching, or essay type questions.
RESOURCE READING
Living Invertebrates
Vicki Pearse, John Pearse, Mildred Buchsbaum & Ralph Buchsbaum
Boxwood
Press, 1997
COURSE WEBSITE
http://www.cfcc.edu/faculty/rogers
Username: msc174
Password: spineless
OFFICE:
Number: S204D
Hours: TBA
Phone: 362-7405
E-mail: jrogers@cfcc.edu
Week
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Lecture Topic
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Laboratory
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Assigned Reading
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1
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Review of syllabus and course outline.
Invertebrate video.
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Microscope refresher
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Chapter 1 & 30
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2
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Discussion of relationships and classification.
Kingdom Protozoa
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Survey of protozoan slides.
Investigation of marine plankton
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Chapter 2
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3
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Invertebrate reproduction and development
Phylum Porifera
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Survey of porifera
Porifera reassociation
Spicule investigation
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Chapter 2 & 3
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4
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The hydrostatic skeleton
Phylum Cnidaria
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Survey of Cnidaria
Nematocysts examination
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Chapter 5 & 6
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5
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Phylum Ctenophora
Phylum Platyhelminthes
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Survey of Platyhelminthes slides
Turbellaria manipulations
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Chapter 7, 8, & 9
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6
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Phylum Platyhelminthes
Phylum Mollusca
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Bivalve dissection
Squid dissection
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Chapter 9, 14 & 15
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7
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Phylum Mollusca
Review for Midterm
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Survey of Gastropoda
Radula extraction
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Chapter 15
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8
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Lecture Midterm
Phylum Annelida
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Preparation for practical
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Chapter 16 & 17
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9
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Phylum Annelida
Phylum Sipuncula
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Midterm Practical
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Chapter 17
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10
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Phylum Arthropoda
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Survey of Arthropoda
Blue crab dissection
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Chapter 20, 21, & 22
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11
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Phylum Arthropoda
Phylum Nematoda
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Salinity fluctuation experiment
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Chapter 21, & 12
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12
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Phylum Chaetognatha
Phylum Brachiopoda
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Survey of Chaetognatha & Annelida
Preparation for practical
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Chapter 25 & 26
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13
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Phylum Brachiopoda
Phylum Bryozoa
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Survey of Brachiopoda
Survey of Bryozoa
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Chapter 26
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14
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Phylum Echinodermata
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Survey of Echinodermata
Specimen dissections
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Chapter 27
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15
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Phylum Echinodermata
Phylum Hemichordata
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Preparation for practical
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Chapter 27 & 28
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16
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Phylum Chordata
Final Review
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Survey of Chordata
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Chapter 29
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17
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Lecture Final
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Practical Final
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