This course gives a rigorous and most complete vision of the animal kingdom and protozoa. The approach followed is evolutionary and comparative.
- provide an overview of the animal kingdom - compare the structures and functions of the major zoological groups - understand the basis of evolution and phylogenetic relationships between zoological groups - understand the life cycles of the main pests - understanding the ontogeny of a vertebrate
The main structures and functions of the major animal groups will be seen and compared with each other. Students should be able to answer questions such as: what is a diploblastic/triploblastic, acoelomate/pseudocoelomate/coelomate, protostomian/deuterostomian, radial symmetry/bilateral symmetry, what is a chordate, splanchnocranium/neurocranium, basic structures of the vertebrate nervous system, embryology of an amphibian, etc. Numerous examples will be taken from among the parasitic organisms.
The theory exam is in the form of a MCQ. Sample questions are seen during the theory course. There are 30 questions, each with 6 propositions of which only one is correct. The student has 90 minutes in total. Three scales are applied: 8 questions at scale +6 / 0 ; 14 at scale +4 / 0 ; 8 at scale +2 / 0. There is no negative points. The practical exam is an oral exam. The student is confronted with situations seen during the year (dissection, microscopic section, identification of organisms). They account for 35% of the final grade. The student repeating the course may be exempted from the practical exercises if he/she has obtained a mark of at least 10/20 in the practical examination. No partial exemption from the theory course is granted (the student having a mark lower than 10/20 for the UE, but having a mark of 10/20 in the theory exam will have to repeat the theory exam).
- Campbell and Rice. Biology. 7th edition, Pearson. - Beaumont and Cassier. Animal biology. From protozoa to epithelial metazoa. Tome 1. Dunod. - Beaumont and Cassier. Animal biology. Les cordés: anatomie comparée des vertébrés. Dunod. - Ruppert and Barnes. Invertebrate zoology. Brooks Cole. - Lecointre and Le Guyader. Phylogenetic classification of living organisms. Belin.
| Training | Study programme | Block | Credits | Mandatory |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor in Biology | Standard | 0 | 5 | |
| Bachelor in Biology | Standard | 1 | 5 |