BIp030 Chordate Zoology For Teachers

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2026
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Ing. Radovan Smolinský, Ph.D., PhD. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Radovan Smolinský, Ph.D., PhD.
Department of Biology – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Ing. Radovan Smolinský, Ph.D., PhD.
Supplier department: Department of Biology – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites
General overwiev body composition of Chordate, the knowledge of development modification. Model ecosystems.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
Main objectives can be summarized as follows: to understand and analyze the body organization of chordate taxons, basic knowledge of body systems, vertebrates in typical ecosystems, ecological niche of important species. At the end of this course, students should be able to:
- understand (1) the basic picture about development of chordates;
- understand (2) vertebrate body organization and lower systematic taxons;
- record (3) main taxons of vertebrates;
- identify (4) main vertebrates in different ecosystems;
- explain (5) developmental relation between taxons.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will be able to:
- understand vertebrate body organization and lower systematic taxons;
- identify main vertebrates in different ecosystems;
Key topics
  • 1. Development of vertebrate body systems 1A. - 1K.
  • Covering, skeletal, muscular, diestive, respiratory, blood, ceolom, nervous, hormonal, exkretory and reproductive systems
  • 2. Vertebrates in characteristic ecosystems of world and our bioms 2A. - 2D.
  • Water, forest, meadow and urban e.
Study resources and literature
  • GAISLER, Jiří and Jan ZIMA. Zoologie obratlovců. Vyd. 2., přeprac. Praha: Academia, 2007, 692 s. ISBN 9788020014849. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Lectures, class discussion, performance of students
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
oral examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024, Autumn 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2026, recent)
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