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==Important Documents==
 
==Important Documents==
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Lecture Syllabus: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/2/2d/Lect_syllab_EEB_4275_2015.pdf}}<br/>
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Lecture Syllabus: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/e/e6/Lect_syllab_EEB_4275_F18.pdf}}<br/>
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Laboratory Schedule: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/6/62/Lab_syllab_EEB_4275_2015.pdf}}<br/>
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Laboratory Schedule: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/5/50/Lab_syllab_EEB_4275_F18.pdf}}<br/>
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Grading Scheme: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/1/1c/Grading_EEB_4275_F15.pdf}}<br/>
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Grading Scheme: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/a/a8/EEB4275_F18_Grading.pdf}}<br/>
  
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Invertebrate Classification: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/a/a5/Invert_classif_%26_diversity_2015.pdf}} <br>
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Invertebrate Classification: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/8/85/Invert_classif_%26_diversity_2018_RespTaxa.pdf}} <br>
  
 
==Grading Scheme==
 
==Grading Scheme==
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|Midterm Laboratory Practical ||  35 points  
 
|Midterm Laboratory Practical ||  35 points  
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==Dennis Questions==
 
==Dennis Questions==
  
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==Past Exams and Study Guides==
 
==Past Exams and Study Guides==
  
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Study Guide Exam 1 {{pdf|} <br>
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Study Guide Exam 1 <br/>
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Midterm Exam 1 Fall 2012 {{pdf|} <br>
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Study Guide Exam 2 <br/>
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Midterm Exam 2 Fall 2012 {{pdf|}} <br>
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Midterm Exam 1 Fall 2015 {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/1/11/Exam_1_EEB_4275_Fall_2015.pdf}} <br>
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Midterm Exam 3 Fall 2012 {{pdf|} <br>
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Midterm Exam 2 Fall 2015 {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/d/d3/Exam_2_EEB_4275_Fall_2015.pdf}} <br>
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Midterm Exam 3 Fall 2015 {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/7/7b/Exam_3_EEB_4275_Fall_2015.pdf}} <br>
  
 
==Interesting Articles on Invertebrates==
 
==Interesting Articles on Invertebrates==
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[http://www.en.palaeontologie.geowissenschaften.uni-muenchen.de/aktuelles/newsinfos/revolution-averted/index.html Revolution averted - on the basal invertebrates]
 
[http://www.en.palaeontologie.geowissenschaften.uni-muenchen.de/aktuelles/newsinfos/revolution-averted/index.html Revolution averted - on the basal invertebrates]
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[https://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/accumulating-glitches/unravelling_regeneration_in_planaria Planaria regeneration study]
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[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/28/science/jellyfish-predators-oceans.html Jellyfish - a popular dinner option for marine predators?]
  
 
==Lecture Schedule==
 
==Lecture Schedule==
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| Mon <br> Aug 31 || Class organization; Introduction || [http://www.itcamefromthepond.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Choanoflagellates1.jpg Choanoflagellate SEM]           
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| Mon <br> Aug 27 || Class organization; Introduction || [http://www.itcamefromthepond.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Choanoflagellates1.jpg Choanoflagellate SEM]           
 
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| Wed <br> Sep 02 || Porifera || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8a0oNsDEx8 Jonathan Bird's Blue World: Sponges!] <br> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC3tAtXdaik Harp Sponge - a carnivorous sponge!]
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| Wed <br> Aug 29 || Porifera & Cnidaria || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8a0oNsDEx8 Jonathan Bird's Blue World: Sponges!] <br> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC3tAtXdaik Harp Sponge - a carnivorous sponge!]
 
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| Mon <br>Sep 07 || style="font-style: regular; color: purple;" | '''LABOR DAY - NO CLASS''' ||  
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| Mon <br>Sep 03 || style="font-style: regular; color: purple;" | '''LABOR DAY - NO CLASS''' ||  
 
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|Wed <br> Sep 09|| Cnidaria || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm98n3908QM Sea anemone "swimming"]<br> [https://vimeo.com/37412322 polyp vs medusa]<br> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYVHK2vM1_Y sea anemone capturing prey]
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|Wed <br> Sep 05|| Cnidaria & Ctenophora || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm98n3908QM Sea anemone "swimming"]<br> [https://vimeo.com/37412322 polyp vs medusa]<br> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYVHK2vM1_Y sea anemone capturing prey] <br> [http://shapeoflife.org/video/cnidarians-moon-jelly-life-cycle Moon Jelly Life Cycle] <br> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsMUeo4qJjk Ctenophore feeding]  <br>
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr1ps0ooDhU Physalia] <br>
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrMRwddl7iQ Cubozoa] <br>
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elnpe5u4RZ0 Hydra feeding]
 
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|Mon <br>Sep 14||  Cnidaria & Ctenophora - '''*DQ 1 due by 5 pm''' ||  [http://shapeoflife.org/video/cnidarians-moon-jelly-life-cycle Moon Jelly Life Cycle] <br> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsMUeo4qJjk Ctenophore feeding]
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|Mon <br>Sep 10||  Nemertea, Platyhelminthes, Gnathostomulida, Micrognathozoa - '''*DQ 1 due by 5 pm''' ||  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DU_pvAtIYQ Predatory flatworm hunting snails] <br>
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0QzSYQGsnA Planaria biology in one minute!]<br>
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmGz8gotCPs Nemertea worms] <br>
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cjMn7AcCq4 Nemertea] <br>
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijXXJVh2K9Y Ribbon worms] <br>
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55wChToy5fM Nemertean predation]
 
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|Wed <br> Sep 12|| Gasrtotricha, Rotifera, & Cycliophora || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU_2-lUGOME Gnathostomulida] <br>
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srN5Zri4420 Micrognathozoa] <br>
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W68XfPVqAEE Rotifera] <br>
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vrf977j-gbI Gastrotricha]
 
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| Mon <br>Sep 21|| Platyhelminthes || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DU_pvAtIYQ Predatory flatworm hunting snails]<br> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0QzSYQGsnA Planaria biology in one minute!]<br>
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| Mon <br>Sep 17|| Mollusca || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEMK3VN8pW8 snail's radula in slow motion]
 
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|Wed <br> Sep 23|| Nemertea, Gastrotricha, Gnathostomulida and Nematoda || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmGz8gotCPs Nemertea worms]
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|Wed <br> Sep 19|| Mollusca || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvzOAnfzR90 Octopus carrying coconut] <br> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmDTtkZlMwM Octopus camouflage]
 
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| Mon <br>Sep 28|| Nematomorpha, Rotifera, Acanthocephala, Cycliophora - '''*DQ 2 due by 5 pm''' || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLoVGZtsttc nematomorph emerging from arthropod host]
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| Mon <br>Sep 24|| Mollusca - '''*DQ 2 due by 5 pm''' ||  
 
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|Wed <br> Sep 30|| Priapula, Loricifera, Kinorhyncha ||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwhqsPmnXAY Kinorhyncha moving]  
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|Wed <br> Sep 26|| Annelida || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcpRJyAKNHA <i>Glycera</i> worm everting proboscis] <br>
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|Mon <br>Oct 05|| Mollusca || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEMK3VN8pW8 snail's radula in slow motion]
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|Mon <br>Oct 01|| Annelida & Sipuncula || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QffkyLYB_PA Giant tube worms of Galapagos]  
 
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|Wed <br> Oct 07|| Mollusca || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_RfgvIETEY scallop vs starfish]
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|Wed <br> Oct 03|| Bryozoa, Entoprocta, Brachiopoda, & Phoronida || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv9NiIcYcCQ Bryozoa]
 
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|Mon <br>Oct 12|| Mollusca - '''*DQ 3 due by 5 pm'''  ||  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvzOAnfzR90 Octopus carrying coconut] <br> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmDTtkZlMwM Octopus camouflage]
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|Mon <br>Oct 08|| Invertebrate architecture & development - '''*DQ 3 due by 5 pm'''  ||   
 
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|Wed <br> Oct 14|| Invertebrate architecture & development II ||
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|Wed <br> Oct 10|| Nematoda & Nematomorpha || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLoVGZtsttc nematomorph emerging from arthropod host]
 
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|Mon <br>Oct 19|| '''Lecture Exam I''' (covers material Aug. 30th to Oct. 14th) ||  
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|Mon <br>Oct 15|| '''Lecture Exam I''' (covers material Aug. 27th to Oct. 8th) ||  
 
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|Wed <br> Oct 21|| Annelida || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcpRJyAKNHA <i>Glycera</i> worm everting proboscis]
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|Wed <br> Oct 17|| Praipulida. Loricifera, Kinorhyncha || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwhqsPmnXAY Kinorhyncha moving]
 
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|Mon <br>Oct 26|| Annelida, “Pogonophoridae,” - '''*DQ 4 due by 5 pm''' || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QffkyLYB_PA Giant tube worms of Galapagos]
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|Mon <br>Oct 22|| Arthropoda: Trilobitomorhpa & Crustacea - '''*DQ 4 due by 5 pm''' || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtNAqK_V-lg The fastest punch in the world]  
 
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|Wed <br> Oct 28|| Annelida cont'd, “Echiura,” Sipuncula; Arthropoda: Trilobitomorpha & Crustacea || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jerqq06uxAo This video sucks! Leeches!]
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|Wed <br> Oct 24|| Arthropoda: Crustacea cont'd, Myriapoda, Cheliceriformes || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6M2xIgoD6E spiny lobster molting]
 
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|Mon <br>Nov 02|| Arthropoda: Crustacea || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6M2xIgoD6E spiny lobster molting]
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|Mon <br>Oct 29|| Arthropoda: Cheliceriformes cont'd, Tardigrada, & Onychophora || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_yYC5r8xMI peacock spider mating dance] <br>
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWcGzxyqiUM Onychophora]
 
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|Wed <br> Nov 04|| Arthropoda: Crustacea cont’d || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtNAqK_V-lg The fastest punch in the world]
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|Wed <br> Oct 31|| Echinodermata || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_RfgvIETEY scallop vs starfish]
 
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|Mon <br>Nov 09|| Myriapoda, Cheliceriformes  - '''*DQ 5 due by 5 pm''' || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_yYC5r8xMI peacock spider mating dance]
 
 
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|Mon <br>Nov 05|| Echinodermata  - '''*DQ 5 due by 5 pm''' ||  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8YLADeiYyU time-lapse: sea stars eating dead fish] <br> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Myhp8ifW6ig brittle star food fight]
 
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|Wed <br> Nov 11|| Panarthropoda cont'd: Tardigrada & Onychophora. Bryozoa, Brachiopoda || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWcGzxyqiUM Onychophora]
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|Wed <br> Nov 07|| Echinodermata & Chaetognatha || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GVwSr5RLxk sea urchin eating] <br> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo7iHrGjQjM sea cucumber eating]
 
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|Mon <br>Nov 16|| Entoprocta & Phoronida.  || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv9NiIcYcCQ Bryozoa]
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|Mon <br>Nov 12|| Hemichordata & Chordata  ||  
 
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|Wed <br> Nov 18|| Echinodermata  || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8YLADeiYyU time-lapse: sea stars eating dead fish] <br> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Myhp8ifW6ig brittle star food fight]
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|Wed <br> Nov 14|| Invertebrate Fossil Record ||  
 
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|Mon <br>Nov 19|| style="font-style: regular; color: purple;" | '''THANKSGIVING - NO CLASS'''  ||  
 
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|Wed <br> Nov 25|| style="font-style: regular; color: purple;" |'''THANKSGIVING - NO CLASS''' ||  
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|Wed <br> Nov 21|| style="font-style: regular; color: purple;" |'''THANKSGIVING - NO CLASS''' ||  
 
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|Mon <br>Nov 30|| Echinodermata cont'd - '''*DQ 6 due by 5 pm''' || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GVwSr5RLxk sea urchin eating] <br> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo7iHrGjQjM sea cucumber eating]
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|Mon <br>Nov 26|| Invertebrate Phylogeny - '''*DQ 6 due by 5 pm''' ||  
 
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|Wed <br> Dec 02|| Chaetognatha, Hemichordata, Chordata ||
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|Wed <br> Nov 28|| Invertebrate Phylogeny ||
 
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|Mon <br> Dec 07|| Invertebrate Phylogeny ||  
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|Mon <br> Dec 03|| In-class exercise ||  
 
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|Wed <br> Dec 09|| Invertebrate Phylogeny ||  
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|Wed <br> Dec 05|| In-class exercise ||
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|Fri <br> Dec 14|| '''Lecture Exam II & Final Exam - 10:30-12:30 in TLS 313''' ||  
 
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|Wed <br> Sep 19|| '''Lab 4''' - Mollusca I: Scaphopoda & Bivalvia  
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|Wed <br> Sep 26|| '''Lab 5''' -  Mollusca II: Gastropoda & Cephalopoda '''Quiz Labs on 3 & 4'''
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|Wed <br> Oct 03|| '''Lab 6''' - Annelida, Sipuncula, Brachiopoda, & Bryozoa
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|Wed <br> Oct 24|| '''Lab 9''' - Arthropoda I: Crustacea
 
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|Wed <br> Oct 31|| '''Lab 10''' - Arthropoda II: Myriapoda, Cheliceriformes, other panarthropods '''Quiz on Labs 8 & 9'''
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|Wed <br> Nov 7|| style="width:590px"|'''Lab 11''' - Echinodermata I
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|Wed <br> Nov 14|| '''Lab 12''' - Echinodermata II, Chaetognatha, Hemichordata, Chordata '''Quiz on Labs 10 & 11'''
 
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|Wed <br> Dec 05|| '''Lab 14''' - Prepare for Final in-class exercise
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|Wed <br> Dec 02|| '''Lab 12''' - Echinodermata II, Chaetognatha, Hemichordata, Chordata '''Quiz on Labs 10 & 11'''
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|Wed <br> Dec 09|| '''Lab 13''' - '''Final Laboratory Practical''' (covers Labs 8-12)
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Latest revision as of 16:07, 15 November 2018

EEB 4275 Invertebrate Zoology Fall 2018

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Textbook: Invertebrates, 3rd edition (Bursca. Moore, and Shuster), Sinauer, ISBN-13: 978-1605353753



Lecture: 9:05-10:20am M,W - TLS Rm #313

Laboratory: Wednesdays 1:25-4:25pm or 4:40-7:40pm TLS Rm #313. There is no formal laboratory manual for the course; you will be given weekly laboratory handouts each Monday.

Instructor

Professor: Dr. J.N. Caira
office: TLS 483
phone: 486-4060
email: Dr. Janine N. Caira

Teaching Assistant

Kaitlin Gallagher
office: TLS 478
phone: 486-1882
email: Kaitlin Gallagher

Important Documents

Lecture Syllabus: Pdficon small.gif
Laboratory Schedule: Pdficon small.gif
Grading Scheme: Pdficon small.gif

Invertebrate Classification: Pdficon small.gif

Grading Scheme

The LECTURE grade will be calculated as follows:

Midterm Lecture Exam I 60 points
Midterm Lecture Exam II 40 points (hr. 1 final exam period)
Final Lecture Exam 50 points (hr. 2 final exam period)
Dennis Questions (best 5 of 6) 50 points

Total Lecture Points = 200 points

The LABORATORY grade will be calculated as follows:

Quizzes (best 3 of 4) 24 points
Midterm Laboratory Practical 35 points
Final Laboratory Practical 35 points
T.A. Discretionary Points 6 points

Total Laboratory Points = 100 points


TOTAL COURSE GRADE= 300 points (converted to a % for final grade)

Dennis Questions

If you lose your copy of the Dennis question please see either Dr. Caira or Kaitlin for a new copy.

Past Exams and Study Guides

Study Guide Exam 1
Study Guide Exam 2
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Interesting Articles on Invertebrates

Northern-hemisphere fossil discovered living in New Zealand
Revolution averted - on the basal invertebrates
Planaria regeneration study
Jellyfish - a popular dinner option for marine predators?

Lecture Schedule

This schedule is subject to change. Check regularly for updates!

*DQ #= Dates on which “Dennis Question” responses are due, in electronic or hard copy, to Dr. Caira by 5 pm.

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Midterm Lecture Exam II & Final Lecture Exam (tentative): Monday, December 14th, 6–8 pm (1st hr midterm covering Oct. 21st to Dec. 9th ; 2nd hr comp. essays)
Date Topic Interesting links and materials
Mon
Aug 27 		Class organization; Introduction Choanoflagellate SEM
Wed
Aug 29 		Porifera & Cnidaria Jonathan Bird's Blue World: Sponges!
Harp Sponge - a carnivorous sponge!
Mon
Sep 03 		LABOR DAY - NO CLASS
Wed
Sep 05		 Cnidaria & Ctenophora Sea anemone "swimming"
polyp vs medusa
sea anemone capturing prey
Moon Jelly Life Cycle
Ctenophore feeding

Physalia
Cubozoa
Hydra feeding

Mon
Sep 10		 Nemertea, Platyhelminthes, Gnathostomulida, Micrognathozoa - *DQ 1 due by 5 pm Predatory flatworm hunting snails

Planaria biology in one minute!
Nemertea worms
Nemertea
Ribbon worms
Nemertean predation

Wed
Sep 12		 Gasrtotricha, Rotifera, & Cycliophora Gnathostomulida

Micrognathozoa
Rotifera
Gastrotricha

Mon
Sep 17		 Mollusca snail's radula in slow motion
Wed
Sep 19		 Mollusca Octopus carrying coconut
Octopus camouflage
Mon
Sep 24		 Mollusca - *DQ 2 due by 5 pm
Wed
Sep 26		 Annelida Glycera worm everting proboscis

This video sucks! Leeches!

Mon
Oct 01		 Annelida & Sipuncula Giant tube worms of Galapagos
Wed
Oct 03		 Bryozoa, Entoprocta, Brachiopoda, & Phoronida Bryozoa
Mon
Oct 08		 Invertebrate architecture & development - *DQ 3 due by 5 pm
Wed
Oct 10		 Nematoda & Nematomorpha nematomorph emerging from arthropod host
Mon
Oct 15		 Lecture Exam I (covers material Aug. 27th to Oct. 8th)
Wed
Oct 17		 Praipulida. Loricifera, Kinorhyncha Kinorhyncha moving
Mon
Oct 22		 Arthropoda: Trilobitomorhpa & Crustacea - *DQ 4 due by 5 pm The fastest punch in the world
Wed
Oct 24		 Arthropoda: Crustacea cont'd, Myriapoda, Cheliceriformes spiny lobster molting
Mon
Oct 29		 Arthropoda: Cheliceriformes cont'd, Tardigrada, & Onychophora peacock spider mating dance

Onychophora

Wed
Oct 31		 Echinodermata scallop vs starfish
Mon
Nov 05		 Echinodermata - *DQ 5 due by 5 pm time-lapse: sea stars eating dead fish
brittle star food fight
Wed
Nov 07		 Echinodermata & Chaetognatha sea urchin eating
sea cucumber eating
Mon
Nov 12		 Hemichordata & Chordata
Wed
Nov 14		 Invertebrate Fossil Record
Mon
Nov 19		 THANKSGIVING - NO CLASS
Wed
Nov 21		 THANKSGIVING - NO CLASS
Mon
Nov 26		 Invertebrate Phylogeny - *DQ 6 due by 5 pm
Wed
Nov 28		 Invertebrate Phylogeny
Mon
Dec 03		 In-class exercise
Wed
Dec 05		 In-class exercise
Fri
Dec 14		 Lecture Exam II & Final Exam - 10:30-12:30 in TLS 313

Laboratory Schedule

Please review the handouts before coming to lab AND BRING THEM TO LAB as they will serve as your lab manual.

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Date Topic
Wed
Aug 29 		Lab 1 - Porifera
Wed
Sep 05		 Lab 2 - Cnidaria & Ctenophora
Wed
Sep 12		 Lab 3 - Platyhelminthes, Nemertea, Gastrotricha, etc. Quiz on Labs 1 & 2
Wed
Sep 19		 Lab 4 - Mollusca I: Scaphopoda & Bivalvia
Wed
Sep 26		 Lab 5 - Mollusca II: Gastropoda & Cephalopoda Quiz Labs on 3 & 4
Wed
Oct 03		 Lab 6 - Annelida, Sipuncula, Brachiopoda, & Bryozoa
Wed
Oct 10		 Lab 7 - Midterm Laboratory Practical (covers Labs 1-6)
Wed
Oct 17		 Lab 8 - Nematoda, Nematomorpha, Kinor, Priap, Loricif, etc.
Wed
Oct 24		 Lab 9 - Arthropoda I: Crustacea
Wed
Oct 31		 Lab 10 - Arthropoda II: Myriapoda, Cheliceriformes, other panarthropods Quiz on Labs 8 & 9
Wed
Nov 7		 Lab 11 - Echinodermata I
Wed
Nov 14		 Lab 12 - Echinodermata II, Chaetognatha, Hemichordata, Chordata Quiz on Labs 10 & 11
Wed
Nov 21		 THANKSGIVING - NO LAB
Wed
Nov 28		 Lab 13 - Final Laboratory Practical (covers Labs 8-12)
Wed
Dec 05		 Lab 14 - Prepare for Final in-class exercise
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