Information Package / Course Catalogue
Invertebrate Animals
Course Code: BYL207
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

To provide an understanding of the evolutionary status, development, basic features, diversity and systematic situations of Invertebrate Animals.

Course Content

Where invertebrate animal groups originate from, their development in the evolutionary process, the structural features they gained and lost, their adaptations to their habitats, their degree of relatedness, and their grouping into systematic categories.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Selçuk HAZIR
Learning Outcomes
1.can recognize groups of invertebrate animals
2.can distinguish systematic categories of invertebrate animals
3.knows the differences between invertebrate animals and vertebrate animals
4.knows the anatomical features that emerge in animals over time
5.Learn about the evolution of animals
6.Knows the differences and similarities between invertebrate animal groups
7.Knows the ecological demands of invertebrate animals
8.Understands the importance of invertebrate animals for the continuation of life
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Lecture notes
2.Biology of Invertebrates. Jan A. Pechenik. Translation from the sixth edition, Translation editors, Prof. Dr. Mustafa Sözen, Prof. Dr. İrfan Kandemir, Prof. Dr. Abdullah Hasbenli. Nobel Publishing, 2013.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Characteristics used in systematics
Week 2 - Theoretical
Placozoa and Porifera
Week 3 - Theoretical
Radiata (Cnidaria and Ctenophora)
Week 4 - Theoretical
Acolemate animals (Platyhelminthes)
Week 5 - Theoretical
Acolemate animals (Rhynchocoela)
Week 6 - Theoretical
Pseudocolemate animals (Rotifera, Gastrotrichia and Kinorhyncha)
Week 7 - Theoretical
Pseudocolemate animals (Loricifera, Priapulida, Nematoda)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Topic repetition (Midterm exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Pseudocolemate animals (Nematomorpha, Acanthocephala, Entoprocta)
Week 10 - Theoretical
Eucolemate animals (Polyplachophora, Scaphoda, Gastrophoda)
Week 11 - Theoretical
Eucolemate animals (Bivalvia, Cephalopoda)
Week 12 - Theoretical
Eucolemate animals (Polychaeta, Oligochaeta, Hirudinae)
Week 13 - Theoretical
Eucolemate animals (Onychophora, Mollusca)
Week 14 - Theoretical
Eucolemate animals (Annelida ve Echinodermata)
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory152260
Midterm Examination1415
Final Examination1415
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)70
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
4
3
3
2
3
2
1
3
4
OÇ-2
4
4
3
2
OÇ-3
2
4
3
1
4
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4
2
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2
4
2
2
2
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1
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3
2
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3
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3
OÇ-6
4
2
4
4
2
2
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2
3
2
2
1
3
1
1
1
2
OÇ-8
3
4
3
2
2
4
2
2
1
1
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026