Zoology Portfolio Name Class Background What is Zoology

Zoology Portfolio Name Class

Background • What is Zoology?

Evolution • What are the 5 postulates of Darwin’s evolution by Natural Selection? • 1. Variation in a population • 2…. .

Evidence for Evolution • What are the main pieces of evidence for evolution. Simply list them here and provide a representative picture. You should have at least 5. • 1. Fossils • 2. …

Three parts of the cell theory

Prokaryotes • Minimum of 3 key characteristics • Minimum of 1 visual element

Eukaryote • Minimum of 3 key characteristics • Minimum of 1 visual element • What is the key evolution change from prokaryotes?

Eukaryote Anatomy • Visual element of animal cell organelles including: • • • Nucleus Mitochondria ER Golgi Lysosomes Ribosomes

Kingdom Protista • What’s the one thing and only thing they all have in common? • Why do we learn about protists in Zoology? • Examples of protozoa (pseudopod, flagellate, ciliate)

Kingdom Protista • Picture and labels of amoeboid • What is the function of the contractile vacuole

Phylum Porifera • Characteristics • Minimum of 1 visual element

Phylum Porifera Anatomy • Visual element (diagram/chart/image with labels) along with a description of the function of each type of cell.

Phylum Porifera • What are three body plans • Which is most numerous?

Phylum Porifera • Different classes of sponges and what their exoskeletons are made of

Phylum Cnidaria • Characteristics • Minimum of 1 visual element • What are any key evolutionary changes from the previous phylum?

Phylum Cnidaria Anatomy • Visual element (diagram/chart/image with labels) of two body plans along with a description of the structure and function

Phylum Cnidaria Classes • What are the four main classes of cnidarians?

Phylum Platyhelminthes • Characteristics • Minimum of 1 visual element • What are any key evolutionary changes from the previous phylum? • Why are these adaptations beneficial to the overall survival of the organism?

Phylum Platyhelminthes Anatomy • Visual element (diagram/chart/image with labels) along with a description of the structure and function

Phylum Platyhelminthes Classes • What are the main classes in this phylum and what are some examples in each class

Phylum Nematoda • Minimum of 3 key characteristics • Minimum of 1 visual element • What are any key evolutionary changes from the previous phylum?

Phylum Nematoda Classification • List some classes and the examples we used in class along with any diseases

Phylum Annelida • Minimum of 3 key characteristics • Minimum of 1 visual element • What are any key evolutionary changes from the previous phylum?

Phylum Annelida Anatomy • Visual element (diagram/chart/image with labels) along with a description of function

Phylum Annelida Classes • What are the major classes and examples of animals in this class.

Phylum Mollusca • Minimum of 3 key characteristics • Minimum of 1 visual element • What are any key evolutionary changes from the previous phylum?

Phylum Mollusca • Compare and contrast the anatomical advantages and disadvantages of the following classes of mollusks: • Bivalvia • Gastropoda • Cephalopoda (Make sure to include the way these mollusks evolved to escape predators…chromatophores and external shells for example)

Phylum Arthropoda • Minimum of 3 key characteristics • Minimum of 1 visual element • What are any key evolutionary changes from the previous phylum?

Phylum Arthropoda • Major characteristics, basic anatomy of insect

Phylum Arthropoda • One image and label for each major class: • • Class Insecta Class Crustacea Class Arachnida Class Chilopoda and Diplopoda

Phylum Echinodermata • What does “echinodermata” mean? • What is their general body arrangement? • How do they move? • Include a minimum of 2 images

Phylum Echinodermata • Class Asteroidea • Example • Class Ophiuroidea • Example • Class Echinoidea • Examples • Class Holothuroidea • Common Name • What can this organism do? • Class Crinoidea • Examples

Phylum Chordata • 1. Understand the evolutionary relationships between Chordates and other Phyla. • What makes a “chordate”? • Why is this development potentially advantageous? • Provide an image/diagram

Invertebrate Chordates • What are three examples we learned about, including their common names? • What was the first animal to develop a backbone?

Phylum Chordata • Subphylum Vertebrata • Key characteristics (slide 1), evolutionary adaptations (slide 2), and the different classifications (slide 3) of each of the following: • • • Chondricthyes Osteichthyes Amphibia Reptilia Aves Mammalia Each should be a minimum of 3 slides so 18 slides from here on out…