The University of Jordan General Zoology 0334261

Faculty of Science Credit hours: 4

Department of Biol. Sciences Prof. Hesham M. Al-Younes
Spring Semester 2020/2021 E-mail: [email protected]
Office: 103, ground floor
Office hours: To be announced later
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Course Description

General Zoology is a four credit hour course that consists of two 75-minute lectures and
one three-hour laboratory session per week. The course is considered as an overview of
the field of zoology. This course investigates the taxonomy, morphology, anatomy,
physiology, ecology and evolution of organisms belonging to the kingdoms Protista and
Animalia. The laboratory will provide students with the experience with regard to the
diversity of organisms from taxonomic, morphological, structural, functional and
ecological perspectives. Students are expected to pass in both the theory and the
practical examinations.

Prerequisite course
General Biology 0304102.

Attendance
Regular class attendance is probably one of the simplest and most effective ways for
enhancing one’s academic performance. Attendance will be noted in this class.

Course Objectives

1. Encourage an interest in zoology.

2. Develop an understanding of levels of organization and classification of organisms
described in this course.
3. Characterize and distinguish protists and animals based mainly on perspectives of
morphology, anatomy, physiology, ecology.
4. Differentiate among protists and animal life cycles, behaviors, adaptations, and
relationships.
5. Appreciate the role of other organisms, which share our planet.
Laboratory

Laboratory assignments include lab reports and practical exams. Lab reports will be
due at the end of the class period.

Materials needed for the lab

Lab coat
File for lab reports
Clean white 4A papers
Pencils suitable for scientific drawing
Eraser and ruler

Classroom Rules

Be on time
Be prepared
Be respectful of self and others

Grading system

1- Midterm theory exam 30%

2- Midterm lab exam 10%
3- Lab reports 10%
4- Final theory and lab exam 50%
Course outline
Week No. Subject_________________

1 Introduction+Taxonomy
Protozoan groups
2 Protozoan groups
3 Porifera+Cnidaria
4 Cnidaria+Platyhelminthes
5 Platyhelminthes
6 Nematoda
7 Rotifera+Acanthocephala
Mollusca
Midterm Exam
8 Mollusca+Annelida
9 Annelida+Arthropoda
10 Arthropoda
11 Echinodermata
12 Protochordata: Uro-
and Cephalochordata
13-15 Chordata: fishes
Chordata: amphibians
Chordata: reptiles
Chordata: birds
Chordata: mammals
Final Exam
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Textbook

Integrated Principles of Zoology. Hickman Jr., C.P., L.S. Roberts, S.L. Keen, A.
Larson, H. I‫ۥ‬Anson, and D.J. Eisenhour. 2008. Fourteenth edition. Publisher: McGraw-
Hill.

Suggested Reading materials

1. Biology of the Invertebrates. Pechenik, J.A. 2010. Sixth edition. Publisher:

McGraw-Hill.

2. Vertebrates: Comparative Anatomy, Function, Evolution. 2009. Kardong, K.V.

Fifth edition. Publisher: McGraw-Hill.
The University of Jordan General Zoology 0334261
Faculty of Science Prof. Hesham M. Al-Younes
Department of Biology E-mail: [email protected]

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Lab outline

Week No. Subject

1 Introduction
2 Protozoan groups I
3 Protozoan groups II
4 Porifera
5 Cnidaria
6 Platyhelminthes
7 Nematoda+Rotifera
8 Midterm Exam
9 Mollusca
10 Annelida
11 Arthropoda I
12 Arthropoda II
13 Echinodermata
Chordata I
14 Chordata II
Final Exam

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Lab book

Hickman Jr., C.P., and Kats, L.B. Laboratory Studies in Integrated Principles of Zoology.
2006. Thirteenth Edition. Publisher: McGraw-Hill.