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| BIOL2006-2 | Biology, Part : Animal biology
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| Duration : | 15h Th, 15h Pr, 2d FW |
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| Holder(s) : | Jean‑Marie Bouquegneau |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | The majority of this course will present the systematic groups of animals which are significant in terms of number of species, ecological impact and interest in terms of compared anatomy. Animals will be presented as integrated units interacting with their environments.
First part: unity and diversity of living organisms
Second part: unicellular organisation of the animal kingdom: protozoa
TP1: microscope, cells, concept of histology (joint session with the plant biology course)
Third part: multi-cellular organisation of the animal kingdom: metazoa (invertibrates section)
TP2: cnidaria
TP3: eathrworms (frontal section)
TP4: "worms" (transversal sections)
TP4: molluscs (a gastropod, a cephalopod, a bivalve)
TP5: arthropods 1
TP6: arthropods 2
TP7: echinoderms - guided visit of the museum.
Fourth part: multi-cellular organisation of the animal kingdom - the chordates
TP8: amphioxus - ammocoete
TP9: trout: museum
TP10: rat - museum
Fifth part: how humans are structured and function |
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| Course objective : | Introduction to the methods and vocabulary of zoology.
Understanding animals in terms of their interaction with their environments
Panorama of the animal kingdom. |
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| Prerequisites : | Perfect command of French. |
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| Organization : | The theory course takes place:
First semester: on Wednesdays between 0830 and 1030 in room A303
Second semester: on Fridays between 1030 and 1215 in room A202
Practical sessions will illustrate significant aspects of the theory course through observation using binocular microscopes, dissection and observation of microscopic preparations (small, whole, coloured animals or histological sections). These will introduce the student to objective observation and design.
The timetable of practical sessions and organisation of two field trips will be confirmed during the first few theory courses. The practical sessions will take place at the Institut de Zoologie (22, quai Van Beneden, Liège).
Attendance at the theory classes and the practical sessions is compulsory. Absence from the practical sessions is only granted upon presentation of a medical certificate. |
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| Written notes : | The course notes (in French) will be available during the course. The part on animal diversity will make reference to the following books, which are available to students at the Bibliothèque des Candidatures (Sart Tilman) and at the practical work session room at the Institut de Zoologie :
- Concepts in Zoology, C. L. Harris,
- Integrated Principles of Zoology, C.P. Hickman, L.S. Roberts, A. Larson,
- Biologie animale des Protozoaires aux Métazoaires épithélioneuriens, tome 1, A. Beaumont, P. Cassier
- Biologie animale des Protozoaires aux Métazoaires épithélioneuriens, tome 2, A. Beaumont, P. Cassier,
- Biologie animale. Les cordés: anatomie comparée des Vertébrés. A. Beaumont & P. Cassier,
- Travaux pratiques de biologie animale. Zoologie, Embryologie, Histologie. A. Beaumont, P. Cassier. |
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| Assessment : | A test will take place during the first semester so students can evaluate their progress. The results of this test will not be taken into account in the final grade. A second test on the material covered during the first semester will take place at the beginning of January. In the event of passing (and only in the event of passing) the grade will be taken into account and the student will be exempt (if he or she so wishes) from the relevant section of the end of year exam. The end of year examination will consist of both theory and practical work. The overall grade will take into account these two parts of the exam, the grade for the test given at the beginning of January if this led to an exemption, and lab work throughout the year.
Examinations on both practical and theory work will be oral examinations. |
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| Contacts : | J.M. Bouquegneau
Oceanology, building B6 Sart Tilman, B-4000 Liège
Phone : 04/366.36.55; e-mail : doyen.sciences@ulg.ac.be
Secretary : Véronique Goosse - Phone : 04/366.50.14 - e-mail : V.Goosse@ulg.ac.be
The assistants supervise the practical : Véronique Goosse - Phone : 04/366.50.14 - e-mail : V.Goosse@ulg.ac.be
Eric Parmentier - Phone : 04/366.50.24 - e-mail : e.parmentier@ulg.ac.be |
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