Introduction to Animal Diversity
Animal origins, tissues, germ layers, symmetry, cephalization, nervous systems, and body cavities.
Evolution and Diversity of Life
Animal Diversity
Explore how animal body plans changed as major evolutionary lineages emerged.
The chapter and three lecture videos cover three essential subunits. Complete the chapter, videos, study guide, lab when applicable, and Canvas quiz in the order shown below.
Module structure
Three essential subunits
Study these topics in the order shown because each subunit provides the foundation for the next.
Protostomes
Lophotrochozoa and Ecdysozoa, including flatworms, annelids, mollusks, roundworms, and arthropods.
Deuterostomes
Echinoderms, chordates, vertebrates, fishes, tetrapods, amniotes, mammals, reptiles, and birds.
What you are expected to do
Complete the module in this order
Finish each step before moving to the next. The chapter and lectures cover all three subunits.
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Read the chapter
Read the complete Animal Diversity chapter, following the three subunits in order.
Read Animal Diversity → -
Watch the lecture videos
Watch one video for each subunit after completing the chapter reading.
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Complete the study guide
Answer the study guide questions after reading the chapter and watching all three lectures.
Open the Animal Diversity study guide → -
Lab students only
Complete the lab
Complete the Origin and Evolution of Animals lab. Students enrolled in a lecture only course skip this step.
Open the animal evolution lab → -
Canvas
Complete the quiz
Return to your Canvas course and complete the Animals quiz by the deadline listed in your course.
Ready to begin?
Your first task is to read the Animal Diversity chapter.