Bi2RC_2P2S Biology of Invertebrates – practical activities

Faculty of Education
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Robert Vlk, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Robert Vlk, Ph.D.
Department of Biology – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Robert Vlk, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Biology – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to: (1) understand and explain basic morfological and anatomical information about selected invertebrate animals (acquired with help of on dissecting their bodies); (2) to connect it with the knowledge about their reproduction and (3) development; and (4) with the knowledge about their ecology and (5) distribution.
Syllabus
  • 1. Protozoa: Paramecium caudatum; Cnidaria: Hydra oligactis
  • 2. Platyhelminthes: Dugesia conocephala; Nematoda: Ascaris suilla
  • 3. Mollusca: Helix pomatia, Mytilus edulis, Loligo vulgaris
  • 4. Annelida: Lumbricus terrestis; Arachnida: Araneus diadematus
  • 5. Crustacea: Daphnia pulex, Cyclops strenuus, Pacifastacus leniusculus
  • 6. Insecta: Blatta orientalis, Apis mellifera
Literature
  • KUNST M., ZPĚVÁK J.: Atlas bezobratlých, SPN, Praha, l978. 80 s.
  • HUDEC, Karel. Příroda České republiky : průvodce faunou. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2007, 439 s. ISBN 9788020015693. info
  • Velká kniha živočichů :hmyz - ryby - obojživelníci - plazi - ptáci - savci. 3. vyd. Bratislava: Príroda, 2001, 344 s.: 15. ISBN 80-07-00863-2. info
  • ANDĚRA, Miloš. Velká kniha živočichů :hmyz, ryby, obojživelníci, plazi, ptáci, savci : [1582 barevných ilustrací]. Edited by Ladislav Korbel, Illustrated by Jindřich Krejča. Vyd. 2. Bratislava: Príroda, 1997, 344 s. ISBN 80-07-00991-4. info
  • BUCHAR, Jan. Klíč k určování bezobratlých. 1. vyd. Praha: Scientia, 1995, 285 s. ISBN 80-85827-81-6. info
Teaching methods
Laboratory practices - mostly observation of selected animals (see the programme above) carried out in couples under supervision of the tutor.
Assessment methods
Requirements for credit: (1.) active participation on practices and (2.) final presentation of completed exercise book or documents with work sheets, original drawings, event. coloured anatomy tables prepared by tutor.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 6 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2015, recent)
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