Biology of Animals: Workpack

Part 1Evolution of animal life: life; the cell as the unit of life; genetic basis of evolution; evolution of animal diversity; the Earth's environment. Part 2 Animal form and function: animal architecture - body organizations, support, and movement; homeostasis - osmotic regulations, excretion, and temperature regulation; internal fluids - immunity, circulation, and respiration; digestion and nutrition; nervous coordination - nervous system and sense organs; chemical coordination - endocrine system; animal behaviour; reproduction and development. Part 3 The invertebrate animals: classification and phylogeny of animals; protozoa; sponges; radiate animals - cnidarians and ctenophores; acoelomate animals - flatworms and ribbon worms; pseudocoelomate animals; mollusca; segmented worms - the annelids; arthropods; lesser protostomes and lophophorates; echinoderms and lesser deutorostomes. Part 4 The vertebrate animals: vertebrate beginnings - the chordates; fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals. Appendix: basic structure of matter.