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373 ZOO
King Saud University College of Science Zoology department |
Course File (Terrestrial Ecology ) (373 Zoo) |
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Course title | Terrestrial Ecology | Course Code | 373 Zoo | ||
Credit hours | (2) Hours | (1) Lecture | (1) Practical | ||
Course level | Fifth | Pre-requisites | 103 Zoo | ||
Name of Lecturer | Prof. Mohammed K. Al-Sadoon | ||||
Tel. | 014675755 | Office No. | 2 B 159 | ||
msadoon@ksu.edu.sa | Academic year: | ||||
Link | http://faculty.ksu.edu.sa/596/default.aspx | ||||
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Topics to be Covered | General Introduction | 1 | |||
Principle of Ecosystem | 2 | ||||
Terrestrial communities | 3 | ||||
Elements cycles | 4 | ||||
Elements cycles | 5 | ||||
Animal communities | 6 | ||||
First Monthly Exam | 7 | ||||
Geographical distribution of Animals. | 8 | ||||
Ecological factors. | 9 | ||||
Ecological factors. | 10 | ||||
Population Ecology | 11 | ||||
Second Monthly Exam | 12 | ||||
Population characteristic | 13 | ||||
Adaptation of Animals to desert Environments. | 14 | ||||
Adaptation of Animals to desert Environments. | 15 | ||||
Student Assessment | Class activities ( activities and homework) (30 %) | ||||
Monthly Exam -1- (15 %) | |||||
Monthly Exam -2- (15 %) | |||||
Final Exam (40 %) | |||||
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