| Credit |
12 points |
| Availability |
Semester 2 (see Timetable) |
| Outcomes |
Students are able to (1) recognise and know the diagnostic characteristics of the major groups of plants and animals found in a variety of ecosystems; (2) document patterns of biodiversity through means of hands-on sampling and surveying of local flora and fauna and environmental parameters in the field; (3) recognise the ecological roles played by these plants and animals; (4) understand the abiotic environment that sustains the biota of an ecosystem; and (5) develop specific 'generic' skills associated with biological sampling such as the use of taxonomic identification keys, the use of appropriate survey techniques, and the preparation of plant and animal voucher collections. |
| Content |
This unit provides an understanding of the diversity and evolutionary relationships among invertebrates, vertebrates and land plants, and develops skills in the identification of these major groups. Students explore differences and similarities in form and function among phyla, and assign biota collected in the field to selected taxonomic levels based on distinguishing characteristics. |
| Assessment |
This comprises four assignments which consist of group and individual assignments.
Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit except in the case of a bachelor's pass degree student who has obtained a mark of 45 to 49 and is currently enrolled in this unit, and it is the only remaining unit that the student must pass in order to complete their course. |
| Unit Co-ordinator(s) |
Associate Professor Barbara Cook |
| Location |
Albany |
| Mode |
on-campus |
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