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Courses Handbook 2011

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2011.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2010.

312358 (v.1) Animal Biology 102

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Tutition Patterns

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Unit references, texts and outcomes

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Area: Department of Environment and Agriculture
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 5.0
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Syllabus: Basic concepts in animal biology, with the central theme being the relationship between structure and function. Animals are examined in a phylogenetic context, with an emphasis on the taxonomy and evolutionary history of the various groups. A comparative approach explores the diversity of mechanisms, processes and responses with which both terrestrial and aquatic animals meet common requirements such as reproduction, development, obtaining energy, movement, gas exchange, defence and interactions with the external environment. Interrelationships between groups and with the abiotic environment are examined at the population, community and ecosystem level. The unit is supplemented with a review of techniques used to collect and study a wide variety of animals.
Field of Education: 010915 Zoology
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2011 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External