546-0318/04 – Zoology (ZOO)
| Gurantor department | Department of Environmental Engineering | Credits | 5 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Jiří Kupka, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | doc. Ing. Jiří Kupka, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 2 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2022/2023 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
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Teaching methods
Lectures
Individual consultations
Tutorials
Project work
Terrain work
Practical training
Summary
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Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
MADDISON, D. et al. Tree of Life web project [online]. c1995-2005 [cit. 2005-09-21]. Dostupné z: .
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Knowledge are checked during the semester by a semester project and presentations in MS PowerPoint. The course is completed by an examination, which may be scheduled having gained the initial credit. The examination is divided into a written and oral part.
E-learning
Other requirements
The study recommended literature. Complete the projects and written test to checking the knowledge in the professional literature, the content of lectures and exercises.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Characteristics of zoology as a science. Systematic zoology. Basic systematic categories. Binomial nomenclature. Biological species.
2. Legislative protection of animals in the Czech Republic. General and special species protection. Categories of specially protected animal species. Rescue programmes. European law in the field of trade in endangered species and national implementation of CITES.
3. Natura 2000 and animal protection. Sites of Community Importance (SCI), Special Protection Areas (SPA), and their protection.
4. Bioindication, bioindicator, biomonitoring. Non-native and invasive animal species.
5. Characteristics, important representatives, system, methods of study, and bioindicative significance of the phyla Porifera (sponges), Cnidaria (cnidarians), Platyhelminthes (flatworms), Mollusca (molluscs), and Annelida (segmented worms), and the subphyla Chelicerata (chelicerates) and Crustacea (crustaceans).
6. Characteristics, important representatives, system, methods of study, and bioindicative significance of the subphylum Myriapoda (myriapods) and selected classes of the subphylum Hexapoda (hexapods) – classes Protura (coneheads), Diplura (two-pronged bristletails), and Collembola (springtails).
7. Characteristics, important representatives, system, methods of study, and bioindicative significance of selected orders of the class Insecta (insects).
8. Characteristics, important representatives, system, and bioindicative significance of the classes Petromyzontes (lampreys) and Osteichthyes (bony fish).
9. Characteristics, important representatives, system, methods of study, and bioindicative significance of the class Amphibia (amphibians).
10. Characteristics, important representatives, system, methods of study, and bioindicative significance of the class Reptilia (reptiles).
11. Characteristics, important representatives, system, methods of study, and bioindicative significance of the class Aves (birds).
12. Characteristics, important representatives, system, methods of study, and bioindicative significance of the class Mammalia (mammals).
13. Characteristics of the fauna of the Czech Republic and its position within Europe. Characteristics and important representatives of selected habitat types in the Czech Republic, including human-influenced habitats.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction