Aim High Colleges, Inc.

National Highway, Buluan, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay

TOPIC OUTLINES in GENERAL ZOOLOGY

This subject is intended for 6 units, 3 units for lecture and 3 units for laboratory. The
students shall be given a laboratory activity in accordance to the laboratory manual in
General Zoology (BIOL 1413). Meanwhile, the lectures will go as follows in the topic
outline below.

Prelim
Unit 1: Chemical Basis of Animal Life

 Basics understanding of chemistry and biology

 atoms, compounds, molecules
 atomic number, atomic masses and energy-level shell
 covalent, hydrogen and ionic bonds
 pH scale
 6 major functions of all membranes
 cells
 composition and functions of the nucleus
 surface-to-volume ratio in cell size
 homeostasis and selective permeability
 single diffusion, facilitated diffusion, osmosis, filtration, active transport, endocytosis
 4 major types of tissues in animals and the various classes of these tissues

Midterm
Unit 2: Energy: Basic Concepts, Enzymes and the harvesting of energy from nutrients

 definition of energy
 animals use of radiant energy from the sun
 laws of energy transformation
 exergonic and endergonic reactions
 catabolic and anabolic reactions
 ATP<>ADP and the significance of the compounds to living cells
Prefinal
Unit 3: Cell Division and Inheritance

 definition of Gene, genetics, Inheritance and related terms

 diploid, haploid and polyploidy conditions
 molecular basis of various inheritance patterns

Final
Unit 4: Frog Dissection

 *The frog: cells, blood cells, scientific classification, etymology, morphology, physiology
and locomotion
 *The Human body
 *Animal taxonomy

Prepared by:
Arfaida A. Ladja
Name of Lecturer