ENVC 102 - Invertebrate Biology and Identification

Credits: 5
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 44
Lab Hours: 22
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: Natural history, biology, taxonomy, evolution, and identification of common invertebrate animals. Curate a natural history collection.

Prerequisite: None.
Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Explain how evolution has led to a vast diversity of related organisms.
Describe evolutionary relationships among and the adaptations that separate taxonomic groups of invertebrate animals.
Identify common Pacific Northwest invertebrate taxa and the various levels of taxonomic organization to which they belong.
Apply scientific processes, techniques, and thinking to understanding the natural world.

Course Contents

Animal taxonomy.
Animal cell structure and function.
Protozoa.
Sponges/porifera.
Cnidarian.
Coral reefs.
Flatworms/Platyhelmintes.
Roundworms/Nemertea.
Segmented worms/Annelida.
Mollusca.
Arthropoda.
Echinodermata.
Hemichordata.

Instructional Units: 5.5