BIOL 2003
Describe the basic tenets of ‘Darwinian evolution’: i) Tree of Life concept; ii) Natural selection, leading to adaptive evolution (including different modes of selection, and sexual selection) [BIOL 1010] Design a presentation Explain why community or food web structure is likely to change if a top predator is removed [BIOL 1011] Identify major invertebrate and vertebrate taxa [BIOL 2003] Know the life cycles of major plant groups [BIOL 1011] Provide examples of how biological interactions (competition, predation, mutualism) structure communities [BIOL 1011] Use taxonomic keys [BIOL 2003] Describe early developmental processes in sea urchin, frog and humans [BIOL 1011] Describe the major plant cell, tissue and organ types [BIOL 1011] Interpret animal social behaviour in the light of natural selection (costs and benefits) [BIOL 1011] Interpret phylogenetic trees Associate metazoan phyla with the habitats/environments that they occupy [BIOL 2003] Compare locomotive, skeletal, feeding/digestive, excretory, respiratory, sensory, and reproductive structures between the major taxa of metazoans Compare the variety of invertebrate and vertebrate animal body‐forms, ecologies, life histories, and physiologies [BIOL 2003]
Collect insects during field trips.Explain the importance of insects to human health.Demonstrate ability to do public presentationsExplain insects' value in economics.Sort, identify, and label collected insects, for submission of your collection.Demonstrate knowledge of insects' classification, nomenclature, and identification.Describe the taxonomical position of each collected insect species.Apply knowledge of entomology to strategies of pest control.Demonstrate knowledge of forensic entomology.Demonstrate knowledge of insects' anatomy, physiology, development, and life cycles.Demonstrate the importance of insects that are beneficial to agriculture.Describe insects' relationships with plants and other animals.Describe the role of insects in nature.Explain insects' ecology, distribution, and behaviour.Explain the role of insects in forestry.Explain the systematics and evolution of insects.
