Download Principals of General Zoology (Zoo-103)

Principals of General Zoology (Zoo-103)
Zoology Department, 1436-1437H
For summer term only
General Information
 Dr. Mikhlid Almutairi
 Assistant Professor
 Medical Molecular genetics
 AB 67, ground floor
 [email protected]
Learning Objectives:
 Structure, function and cytogenetics of the animal cell
 Study different animal tissues
 Taxonomy:
 Important Phyla (plural of phylum), Classes, Genera (plural of
genus), and Species
 Anatomy and physiology:
 Nutrition, digestion and metabolism
 Blood composition and function
Assessment
 Lecture
 2 lecture exams (30%)
 Cumulative final exam (40%)
 70% of total grade
 Laboratory
 2 laboratory exams
 Lab notebook
 30% of total grade
The Biological Sciences:
 Biology: is the study of life
 Many different branch in biology: (for examples)
 Zoology: is the study of animals.
 Botany: is the study of plants.
 Microbiology: is the study of microscopic organisms.
 Biochemistry: is the study of chemical processes in the
living organisms.
Zoology (Science of animal)
Is the branch ‫ فرع‬of Biology that
focuses on the structure , ‫التركيب‬
function ,‫ الوظيفة‬and behavior ‫السلوك‬
of animals
Subfields of Zoology:
 Anatomy – study of morphological structures
 Physiology – study of how body structures (cells, organs,
organ systems, etc.) function
 Ecology – study of how organisms interact and affect their
environments, or vice versa
 Systematics ‫علم التصنيف‬or Taxonomy: classify ‫ يصنف‬and group
species
‫ ويرتب األنواع‬via common descent and regional
associations.
 Entomology ‫ علم الحشرات‬is the study of insects ,the largest
group of animals.
 Ethology ‫ علم السلوك‬is the study of animal behavior