Teaching starts Autumn

Language of instruction Norwegian.

Prerequisites and co-requisites BIO109 or BIO101, BIO103 and BIO104

Learning outcomes The student will after completion of the course: Be able to account for the adaptation of animals to different environments, especially concerning extreme conditions for life in air and water. Know the principles of respiration, circulation, metabolism, osmoregulation, and excretion. Have knowledge about the senses in different animal groups, as well as the nervous and hormonal mechanisms for control over these processes.

Course contents The physiological principles for life in cold and hot environments. Life in the desert and in water. How the different species of animals cope with various levels of oxygen content, temperature and salinity in the environment. And how animals sense their surroundings taking advantage of physical stimuli like light, sound, echo, radiation and chemical signals.

Teaching methods The teaching comprises lectures and laboratory exercises. Participation in the laboratory exercises is required, and compulsory written reports must be submitted for each exercise. At regular intervals the students will be given the opportunity to test their knowledge status in multiple-choice tests. All laboratory reports must be approved before the student is allowed to take the final examination.

Examination requirement A satisfactory completion laboratory exercises and reports is required before the student is allowed to take the final examination.

Assessment methods and criteria The examination will be given in the form of an oral interview (approx. 30 min.). Differentiated grades.

Type of course Theoretical and practical.

Level of course Bachelor.

Year of study See course structure diagram.

Name of lecturer/contact person Associate professor Yngvar A. Olsen.

Recommended or required reading Avalible on request.

Mode of delivery Face-to-face