Method of assessment and course study completion:

1. Credit

a. participation on lectures (75%) and practical courses according to study guidelines

b. credit test (week 9-10) - achieved number of point required or 51%+ success rate

c. preparation and hand-over of all required protocols from practical courses

2. Exam

a. written test consisting of 30 questions as minimum (over 50% success rate) covering topics from lectures and practical courses according to the study plan

The aim of the education process in teaching Zoology at UVMP is to prepare students for further studies. At the same time, to give students basic theoretical and practical knowledge about the systematics and classification in the Animal Kingdom, about evolution and phylogeny, about animal body structure and function, spread and expansion and the ways of animal reproduction and development. To point out mutual relations of individual animal groups, in correlation to the environment in which they live, with the aim of preserving biodiversity and protecting the environment. Graduates of the course will gain understanding on the importance of animals in human life, and how to integrate human life requirements while preserving the individuality of different animal groups. They will acquire knowledge and skills that they will later use in the veterinary profession, or in the field of zoological research.

In a comprehensive form, the subject provides basic information about the characteristics and life manifestations of individual representatives of the animal kingdom. It provides basic information on their development, interrelationships, ecology and distribution. A great deal of attention is paid to the taxonomy and classification of animal species. The emphasis is on animal species playing important role in animal and human health, species playing important role in foodstuff production, starting from unicellular organisms to higher vertebrates. Special emphasis is placed on the animal species important from the veterinary profession point of view.

Introduction - zoological system (Regnum animale). Terminology and nomenclature. Life development - practical implementation of taxonomy, classification and systematics in zoology. Ranking of species using Systema Naturae 2000. Protozoa - single cell organisms - general characteristic, morphology, life cycle. Classification and ranking protozoa of medical importance. Metazoa - Animalia - multicellular organisms - general characteristics, Porifera-Sponges, Cnidaria-Cnidarians, Myxozoa-Myxozoans - characteristic, morphology, classification and ranking Platyhelminthes - Flat worms, Nematoda - Round worms, Acantocephala - Spiny head worms - characteristic, taxonomy, classification and ranking, medical importance and impact on health, Annelida - Ringed worms - characteristic, taxonomy, classification and ranking Mollusca - Molluscs - characteristic, taxonomy, classification and ranking Echinodermata - Echinoders - characteristic, taxonomy, classification and ranking Arthropoda - Arthropods(Pancrustacea - Crustaceans, Chelicerata - Chelicerates) - general characteristic, taxonomy, classification and ranking, economical importance Arthropoda - Arthropods(Insecta - Insects) - general characteristic, anatomy and morphology taxonomy, importance as vectors-transmitters of diseases(viral, bacterial, parasitic), ecology Echinodermata(Echinoderms) - general characteristic. Chordata(Chordates) - general characteristic. Vertebrata - Vertebrates - general characteristic, taxonomy, evolution and phylogenesis. Osteichthyes - Fish - general characteristic, taxonomy, importance, ecology. Amphibia - Amphibians - morphology, general characteristic, taxonomy, importance, ecology Reptilia - Reptiles - morphology, general characteristic, taxonomy Aves - Birds - general characteristic, taxonomy, ecology, breeding and veterinary importance. Mammalia - Mammals - general characteristic, taxonomy, ecology, breeding and veterinary importance. Credit.

Literature:

1. Kramer A.: The animal world, vol. 6 Woeld Book, inc., Chicago, ISBN: 0.7166-3226-8, 1992, 159pp.

2. Miller, S.A., Harley, J.P.: Zoology. WCB/McGraw-Hill, USA, ISBN: 0-697-24373-7, 1996, 752pp.

3. Pechnik, J.A.: Biology of Invertebrates. WCB/McGraw-Hill, USA, ISBN: 0-697-13712-0, 1996, 554pp.

4. The Taxonomicon & Systema Naturae 2000 – Internet - http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/

5. National Center for Biotechnology Information(NCBI) database – Taxonomy - Internet - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/taxonomy/

6. Internet in general

7. Lectures and practicals

Content prerequisite:

NA (not applicable)

Continuous assessment:

Written test

- midterm (9 - 10th week) of the semester

- a minimum of 30 multiple choice and/or open questions

- achievement of required number of correct answers or achievement of required number of points (over 50% score is the must) (the scoring scale is a part of each test)

- result of the midterm test is not a part of the final exam

Delivery of all protocols from practicals.

Conditions for completion of course:

Method of assessment and course study completion:

1. Credit

a. participation on lectures (75%) and practical courses according to study guidelines

b. credit test (week 9-10) - achieved number of point required or 51%+ success rate

c. preparation and hand-over of all required protocols from practical courses

2. Exam

a. written test consisting of 30 questions as minimum (over 50% success rate) covering topics from lectures and practical courses according to the study plan

Final assessment:

A written exam in a form of a test from the syllabus of the subject. The test consists of at least 30 questions, which may have predefined answer options (of which at least one is correct), and for some questions the student must write the answer himself. Classification table with the number of points or the achieved percentage expression is in the header of each test. The assessment is determined based on the number of points (percentage) achieved (correct answers) as follows: A (excellent) - 91-100%, B (very good) - 81-90%, C (good) - 71-80%, D (satisfactory) – (61-70%), E (sufficient) - 50.1-60% and FX (insufficient) - 50% and less. Successful completion of the exam is determined by achieving a minimum of 50.1%, or more than half the number of correctly and completely answered test questions

Name of the course: ZOOLOGY GMV

Form: lectures/practicals

Scope: weekly 2/2

Method: f-t-f

Number of credits: 5

Semester: 2