Biology 110: Introductory Zoology

Fall 2016
M W 10:30-11:20; AL 116
Course Instructor: Dr. M. Pinheiro; mpinheir@uwaterloo.ca; @BiolClass; B1-276
Office Hours: Tuesdays 11am 12pm; or by appointment
E Hours:
You may expect replies to email within 72 hours.
Laboratory Instructor: Dr. Bruce Wolff; brwolff@uwaterloo.ca; B1-381
Laboratory Sessions: Begin the week of Sept. 12th (see lab schedule below)
NOTE: Lab manuals available at uWaterloo bookstore.

What is zoology ??

Course Description:
Across animal diversity, common characteristics can be seen that help us to understand
how species have changed with time, and succeeded in their environment. In this course
students will begin to analyze the animal life that is found on our planet. This includes
how they live, where they live, and how we organize (and remember) them.

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What is introductory zoology (Biol 110)?

Intended Learning Outcomes:
By the completion of this course, you should be able to:
1.
2.
3.
4.

List themes in how we describe animal life.

List characteristics that differentiate animal phyla.
Compare animals from each phyla covered in class to one another.
State how specific animals contribute to / interact with their surrounding
environment.
5. Identify specific animals that facilitate and/or endanger human society.
Assessment:

Weight:

Laboratory Component
General Lab work
Lab Exam
In-class Quiz
(iClicker/REEF)

35 % *

News Article Reflection

(PEAR)

5%

Midterm Lecture Exam

FRIDAY Oct. 14
Final Lecture Exam

15 %

3 Written assignments
and peer reviews
Final revised
assignment submitted
to M. Pinheiro
Multiple choice

35 %

Multiple choice

10 % **

Teaching/Learning
Methods Used:
Hands-on skills
Quizzes
Bell ringer exam
Multiple choice
quizzes (practice for
exams and test your
knowledge)

NOTE: During the term this distribution may change - all changes will be clearly explained during lecture.

* To pass this course you must pass the laboratory component (see below).
** Students may choose to opt-out and move this mark to the final.
Notification must be sent via email to M Pinheiro by Mon. Oct. 3rd.

** There are NO extra-credit assignments in this class**

Textbook:
Lecture materials can be found via http://learn.uwaterloo.ca
In the bookstore you will find a custom version of the text that is much more
affordable - past versions are acceptable, but may be missing elements)
Integrated Principles of Zoology 16th Edition. Hickman, Cleveland Jr., et al.
McGraw-Hill.

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How will I be marked?

In this course you will learn a new language of zoology terms. To succeed, keeping up
with lecture material is highly recommended. I provide opportunities to test your
understanding with in-class quizzes. These may be viewed as participation marks but
will assess your knowledge, while also gaining marks, before the big midterm/final! In
order to pass this course you must pass the laboratory component (see below).
Assessment will be determined using the following:
In-class Quiz (10 %) Quizzes during lecture will test your understanding of
terminology and past material. Questions will be asked most lectures, with no advance
warning: there will be no make-up questions. At the end of term, a percentage of
completed questions will be calculated for each student. If you answered > 75% of all
questions, you will receive the full 10% towards your final mark. Fewer questions
completed will result in fewer marks. These quizzes will be marked for completion.
Quizzes will use iClicker / REEF polling during class. You may choose to purchase
either a physical device or access to REEF, which will allow personal devices to be used.
Both options will be available at the Waterloo Bookstore. The physical device with
access code bundle is recommended. NOTE: although the REEF account creation
recommends adding a student number, uWaterloo strongly discourages this. It is a
sensitive identification number and should not be shared.
News Article Reflection (5 %) A portion of you mark will come from commentary on
current news stories involving zoology research AND peer review of the work of other
BIOL 110 students. Details will be explained further in lecture and in an instructions
document found on Learn.
Midterm (15 %) and Final Exam (35 %) - The midterm examination will occur FRIDAY
OCT. 14, during lecture. The final exam will be a cumulative exam of all material
covered in the course, and be scheduled by the Registrars Office (date TBA). The format
of all exams will be similar, and will involve multiple-choice, matching, and true/false
questions. More information regarding the exams will be provided in lecture.
Laboratory Component (35 %) Every week you are expected to attend the laboratory
section in which you are enrolled. In case of illness (or other valid reason) it may be
possible for you to switch to another section. You will need to obtain a Temporary Lab
Section Change form to attend a different lab section. Any such special arrangements
must be made with Dr. Wolff BEFORE you can attend another lab section. If you
miss one of the labs without providing your Instructor with the official medical (or other)
documentation, you will lose the marks associated with that session (1.75% of your final
course mark).
The lab component of Biol 110 consists of in-lab drawings, quizzes, and a final bellringer type exam. Weekly quizzes (starting in week #5) will be based on information
from this manual, your dissections and from the textbook. A practice bell-ringer quiz (no
marks associated) will occur in lecture 2 weeks before the Lab Final. Failure to pass the
lab component will prevent passing the course regardless of lecture marks.

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What will we cover?

The following topics are covered in lecture, and many animal types (or taxa) you will
also investigate in the lab. Text chapters are provided for reference, and Pre-reading
Pages present the pages from the text that you should (at the very least!) read before
lecture. These pages will have important definitions that I will use in lecture but in
many cases will not define again. I have chosen these pages to make reading the text
manageable and reduce overlap with in-lecture material. Bolded page numbers apply to
your custom text, while those in brackets are from the full textbook (16th edition).
1. Under (selection) pressure: How zoology makes sense of diversity
Topics (Text Chapter):
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The Scientific Method

Animal
organization (Ch. 9)
Phylogeny (Ch. 10)

Recommended Pre-reading Pages:

No reading

2. Getting by with a little help from my friends:

The move from single- to multi-cellular life
Topics (Text Chapter):

Pre-reading Pages:

- Protista (Ch. 11)

41 53 (215-227)
- Up to Major Protozoan Taxa
- Focus on bolded terms
- Nucleus and Mitochondria should be review and I expect you
to know that information

- Porifera (Ch. 12)

71 74 (245-248)
- Up to Form and Function

- Cnidaria (Ch. 13)

85-91 (259-265)
- Up to Class Hydrozoa
- Focus on bolded terms
105-107 (279-281) - Focus on Coral Reefs & types

3. Now we have worms!

Topics (Text Chapter):

Pre-reading Pages:

- Platyhelminthes (Ch. 14)

No reading

- Annelids (Ch. 17)

144 147 (360-363)

- Up to Pleistoannelida and INCLUDING Fig 17.2 and 17.3
- Focus on metamerism and body parts
166 170 (382-386)
- Nematodes up to representative nematode parasites
- Focus on the Form and Function section, and fig. 18.4 and
table 18.1 as we will cover these organisms

- Nematoda (Ch. 18)

**This is usually covered later
in the term**

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4. Diversity in your (Octopus) garden in the shade

Topics (Text Chapter):
- Mollusca (Ch. 16)

- Arthropods (Ch. 20, 21)

Pre-reading Pages:
183 - 189 ( 398-335)
- Focus on the structures of Molluscs that are outlined in the
text
- Up to/excluding Reproduction
204 - 208 (350-354)
- Read through the cephalopod material, with attention to
Nervous System, and Communication
215 - 225 (418-427)
- Subphylum Crustacea
236 - 242 (439-444)
- Class Insecta introduction, pay special attention to the
description of flight

5. Theres a star, man, waiting in the sky

Topics (Text Chapter):
- Echinodermata (Ch. 22)
- Introduction to Vertebrates
- Chordata (Ch. 23, 24)

Pre-reading Pages:
266-274 (468-476)
- Introduction to Echinoderms, and their characteristics
290 - 296 (492-498)
- Pay special attention to the 5 characteristics of chordates

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Biology 110: Introductory Zoology

Laboratory Schedule Fall 2016

DAY:

Sept 12

Sept 19

Sept 26

Oct 3

Oct 10

Oct 17

Oct 24

Oct 31

Nov 7

TOPIC

Lab #1: Using the Microscope, Drawing, and Some Protista

Lab#2: Field Collecting and Observations

Lab #3: Cnidaria

Lab #4: Platyhelminthes

NO LAB (Thanksgiving / Fall Reading Weeklet)

Lab #5: Annelida (earthworm)

Lab #6: Mollusca (clam)

Lab #7: Arthropoda I (crayfish)

Lab #8: Echinodermata (starfish) (Lab Final Practice)

Nov 14 Lab #9: Chordata (trout)

Nov 21 Lab Final Exam (in lab sections)


If you have problems with the laboratory section of the course, please
contact:

Dr. Bruce R. Wolff,

ESC-357D, ext. 38977,
brwolff@uwaterloo.ca

Every week you are expected to attend the laboratory section in which you are
enrolled. However, in case of illness (or some other valid reason) it may be
possible for you to switch to another section. You will need to obtain a
Temporary Lab Section Change form to attend a different lab section. Any
such special arrangements must be made with Dr. Wolff BEFORE you can
attend another lab section.

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What else do I need to know?

Students with Disabilities:
AccessAbility Services, located in Needles Hall, Room 1401, collaborates with all academic
departments to arrange appropriate accommodations for students with disabilities without
compromising the academic integrity of the curriculum. If students require academic
accommodations to lessen the impact of their disability, they should register with AccessAbility
Services at the beginning of each academic term.
Midterm Conflicts:
Acceptable midterm conflicts (e.g. religious activities, varsity sports competitions, etc.) may
permit the arrangement of an alternate midterm time, only if M.Pinheiro is contacted at least two
weeks prior to the original midterm date. An alternative date prior to the original writing date is
the most likely outcome. Note student travel plans are not an acceptable midterm conflict.
Policy on Missed Exams:
In the case of an unwritten midterm, lab final, or lecture final where no prior arrangement has
been made, your grade will be entered as zero for that component. In the case of an unwritten
final exam, your course mark will be entered as DNW (32% for calculation of overall average).
Any exam not written due to illness or other valid, documentable reason should follow the
procedure (steps 1 5) outlined below to avoid a zero grade / DNW:
1. Contact M.Pinheiro within 24 hours of the missed exam by email or phone.
2. Get documentation to explain your absence.
a. If you are ill, have yourself examined at University of Waterloo campus Health Services
before or within 24 hours of the missed exam. Bring a hardcopy of a Verification of
Illness Form (VIF) and have the doctor fill it out. Only Severe Incapacitation is an
acceptable reason to miss an exam. Assessment of illness must be based on actual
examination before or within 24 hours of the exam rather than an account of how you
felt several days ago. If you are ill on a weekend, during off-hours, while out-of-town or
receiving ongoing care from a family physician or specialist, it is acceptable to provide
documentation from other health service providers. Information should include date of
physician assessment, dates of illness, level of incapacitation and whether the diagnosis
was made by the physician or based on description by the student. If you do not have
University of Waterloo's VIF with you at the time you are seen by the external health
service provider, or the documentation provided does not include the required
information, you will need to go back and have them complete and sign the Verification
of Illness Form. This official verification is necessary before any action can be taken.
b. For absences not related to illness, contact M.Pinheiro to arrange the proper
documentation.
3. Bring your documentation to the Science Undergraduate Office (STC 2031). Before
submitting it, make a copy or ask them to make one for you. An automated notification will be
sent to me by email.

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4. Submit a copy of your documentation (VIF, etc) to me - before/after class, to my office (B1276) or via my mail slot in the Biology office (ESC 350). The Science Undergraduate Office
does not do this!
5. Properly documented, missed midterms will have their weight transferred to your final
exam. A properly documented, missed lab exam will be written during a pre-designated rewrite date. A properly documented, missed final exam will be written the next time this course
is offered (Fall 2017). Note that filing documentation with the Science Office does NOT

automatically excuse the missing of a midterm or exam.

Note: It is your responsibility to forward VIFs to instructors.
You have two weeks from the date of the missed exam to clear your zero grade.
Note on avoidance of academic offences:
All students registered in the courses of the Faculty of Science are expected to know what
constitutes academic integrity, to avoid committing academic offences, and to take responsibility
for their actions. When the commission of an offence is established, disciplinary penalties will be
imposed in accord with Policy #71 (Student Academic Discipline). For information on categories
of offences and types of penalties, students are directed to consult Policy #71 (Student Academic
Discipline) (http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/Policies/policy71.htm).
Students who believe that they have been wrongfully or unjustly penalized have the right to
grieve; refer to Policy #70 (Student Grievance)
(http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/Policies/policy70.htm).
For Department of Biology Regulations for Academic Discipline - see your Biol 110 lab
manual. It is your responsibility to be aware of these policies and regulations, and act
accordingly.
Appeals: A decision or penalty imposed under Policy 33 (Ethical Behavior), Policy #70 (Student
Petitions and Grievances) or Policy #71 (Student Discipline) may be appealed, if there is a
ground. Students, who believe they have a ground for an appeal, should refer to Policy #72
(Student Appeals).

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