Faculty of Science

Objectives

To enable students gain an understanding of the structure and function of the basic body plan of the three main groups of animals that hold key positions in the evolutionary development of animal life: the echinoderms, the insects and the mammals (which are considered to be the most advanced and the most intelligent of the vertebrate groups).

Contents

Echinoderms: their diversity and embryological affinities with vertebrates; Structure and function of basic body plan. Insects: diversity, ecological and economical importance, basic body plan, structure/function relationship. Mammals: diversity, structure and function of basic body plan, Most advanced and most intelligent of the vertebrate group.