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| WEEK | DATES | LAB TOPIC | ASSIGNMENT |
| 1 2 |
Aug 20,21 Aug 22,23 |
Biological Classification - Overview of Major Animal
Phyla Systematics, Cladistics, & Phylogenetic Reconstruction |
Handouts Handouts |
| 3 4 |
Aug 27,28 Aug 29,30 |
Observation Skills/Microscopes/Dichotomous Keys Overview of Tissues and Organ Systems |
Ex.1, 6, Handout Ex. 5 |
| -- 5 -- |
Sep 3,4 Sep 5,6 Sep 8 |
Labor Day: No Labs (includes Tuesday)
Reproduction 1: Asexual and Sexual Reproduction Field Trip: L.A. Co. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Suggested Date) |
-- Handouts Due by Sep 24,25 |
| 6 7 |
Sep 10,11 Sep 12,13 |
Reproduction 2: Fertilization and Early Development
Eukaryotic Diversity ("Protozoans") |
Ex. 4 Handouts |
| 8 9 |
Sep 17,18 Sep 19,20 |
Poriferans (Sponges) Cnidaria and Ctenophora |
Ex. 7, 8 Ex. 9 |
| 10 -- 11 |
Sep 24,25 Sep 24,25 Sep 26,27 |
Body Cavities (Coeloms) and Bilaterian Body Plans
L.A. Co. Museum Fieldtrip assignment due Parasites (Selected Flatworms, Nematodes, etc.) |
Ex. 10 -- Ex. 11 |
| -- 12 -- |
Oct 1,2 Oct 3,4 |
Lab Exam 1 (100 Pts., Labs 1-11)
Molluscs 1: Chitons and Clams |
-- Ex. 12C, 12A |
| 13 14 |
Oct 8,9 Oct 10,11 |
Molluscs 2: Snails - Marine and Terrestrial Molluscs 3: Squids |
Ex. 12B Ex. 12D |
| 15 16 |
Oct 15,16 Oct 17,18 Oct. 20-21 |
Annelids Aquatic Arthropods (Horseshoe Crabs, Crayfish, Diversity) Optional Field Trip: Meet at Zzyzx @ 1 p.m. Saturday |
Ex. 13 Ex. 14,15 -- |
| 17 18 |
Oct 22,23 Oct 24,25 |
Terrestrial Arthropods (Spiders, Myriapods, Grasshoppers)
Arthropods: Insects |
Ex. 14,16 Ex. 16 |
| -- 19 -- -- |
Oct 29,30
31, Nov 1 Nov 2 Nov 3 |
Lab Exam 2 (100 Pts.,
Labs 12-18) Intertidal Field Trip Preparation Field Trip 2A: Meet Friday, 2:15p.m. @ Dana Pt. (or 2B) Field Trip 2B: Meet Saturday, 2:30p.m. @ Dana Pt. (or 2A) |
-- Handouts Attend 2A or 2B (One Required) |
| 20 21 |
Nov 5,6 Nov 7,8 |
Echinoderms Chordates: Tunicates, Lancelets, and Fishes |
Ex. 17 Ex. 18,19 |
| 22 23 |
Nov 12,13 Nov 14,15 |
Chordates: Frogs and Salamanders Chordates: Turtles, Lizards, Snakes (Begin Rat Dissection) |
Ex. 20 Ex. 21 |
| -- | Nov 19-22 | Fall Break - No Classes | -- |
| 25 26 |
Nov 26,27 Nov 28,29 |
Chordates: Birds Chordates: Mammals (Complete Rat Dissection) |
Ex. 22 Ex. 23 |
| -- -- |
Dec 3,4 Dec 5,6 |
Comparative Anatomy Review Lab Exam 3 (100 Pts., Labs 19-26) |
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