STB 111 – FUNGI, PLANT AND ANIMAL TAXONOMY

Goal:

This course is designed to provide students with knowledge of classification and naming of fungi, plants and animals.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES

On completion of this module students should be able to :

1.Know the general concept of classification
2.Know the general classification of Fungi
3.Know the distinguishing characteristics of the following divisions: Chytridiomycota, Zygomycota, Ascomycota, Basidiomycota Deuteromycota
4.Know the general classification of plant kingdom
5.Know the distinguishing characteristics of the following divisions: Phycophyta, Bryophyta, Pteridophyta and Spermatophyta
6.Know the classification and identification of common fungi
7.Know the classification, identification and preservation of common flowering plants (angiosperms)
8.Know the general classification of the animal kingdom
9.Know the diagnostic features of the following phyla (Invertebrates): Protozoa, Porifera, Coelenterata, Platyhelmintha, Nematoda, Annelida, Arthropoda, Mollusca, Echinodermata, Chordata
10.Know the distinguished characteristics and identify the major classes of vertebrates (Pisces, Amphibia, Reptilia, Aves, Mammalia)