Faculty of Science

Model (No 12)

Course Specification : بيئة وسوك وتحول وتكوين جنينى

2010 - 2011

Farabi Quality Management of Education and Learning - 23/12/2025

University :Mansoura University

Faculty :Faculty of Science

Department :Zoology Department

1- 1- Course data :-

Code:	47314
Course title:	بيئة وسوك وتحول وتكوين جنينى
Year/Level:	ثالثة حشرات وكيمياء
Program Title:	Zoology/Chemistry
Specialization:
Teaching Hours:	Theoretical:	4	Tutorial:	Practical:	8

2- 2- Course aims :-

Understand the ability of insects to inhabit different habitats.
Acquire an understanding of the behavior of insects under different conditions.
Knowing the different steps of metamorphosis.
Be aware of reproduction and embryogenesis.

3- 3- Course Learning Outcomes :-

4- 4- Course contents :-

No	Topics	Week No.
1	Insect ecology: Introduction and environmental components. Soil habitat, adaptation of subterranean insects. Desert habitat.
2	High-Altitude habitat. Aquatic habitat. Insects and vascular plants, evolutionary origin of insects as pollinators, behavior of flower-visiting insects, mutual adaptations of flowers and their insect visitors.
3	Apoidea as flower visitors, Diptera and Lepidoptera as flower visitors, Coleoptera as flower visitors. Orchids and Hymenoptera, Figs and Fig wasps.
4	Insect behavior: Definition of behavior, with some examples. Hereditary aptitudes, formation of common organ in performance, the occurrence of stimulus.
5	External stimuli (change in climatic conditions, the changes in bionomes). Innate stimuli (chemical changes, mechanical changes). The participation organs in performing a behavioral action: receptors (external and internal receptors).
6	Kinds of animal behavior (simple and complex behavior). Instinctive and acquired behavior (action of instinctive part, action of acquired part, action where acquiring has no part).
7	Learning (habituation, conditioning, trial and error, land marking, insight learning). Communication in social insect (ants, bees).
8	Insect embryology: Reproductive system and gametogensis. Male and female reproductive systems.
9	Spermatogenesis and oogensis. Seminal transfer, fertilization. Sex determination.
10	Pre-eclosion, formation of blastoderm and germ band. Formation of extra-embryonic membranes.
11	Differentiation of germ layers. Segmentation, appendages formation and blastokinesis. Organogenesis.
12	Metamorphosis: Condition of metamorphosis. Definition of terms.
13	Types of metamorphosis. Life cycle durations.
14	Metamorphic events (Morphological changes, anatomical changes, behavioral changes). Types of insect larvae.
15	Types of insect pupae. Ecdysis. Molting.

5- 5- Teaching and learning methods :-

S	Method
	Lectures using black board
	light microscope, different equipments to measure temperature, humidity, and water salinity, mounted insects spread insects.

6- 6- Teaching and learning methods of disables :-

Microscopes, mounted specimens, computers and datashow.

7- 7- Student assessment :-

- Timing

No	Method	Week No.
1	written exam	14
2	oral exam	14
3	practical exam	13

- Degree

No	Method	Degree
1	Mid_term examination	0
2	Final_term examination	70
3	Oral examination	10
4	Practical examination	20
5	Semester work	0
6	Other types of asessment	0
Total		100%

8- 8- List of books and references

S	Reference	Type
1	Insect Ecology "An ecosystem Approach" By: Schowalter, T. D. 2000
2	Introduction to Insect Biology and Diversity By: Daly, H. V.; Doyen, J. T. and Purcell, A. H. 1998
3	The insects "An Outline of Entomology" By: Gullan, P. J. and Cranston, P. S.2005
4	Course notes of Entomology

9- 9- Matrix of knowledge and skills of the course

S	Content	Study week
	Insect ecology: Introduction and environmental components. Soil habitat, adaptation of subterranean insects. Desert habitat.
	High-Altitude habitat. Aquatic habitat. Insects and vascular plants, evolutionary origin of insects as pollinators, behavior of flower-visiting insects, mutual adaptations of flowers and their insect visitors.
	Apoidea as flower visitors, Diptera and Lepidoptera as flower visitors, Coleoptera as flower visitors. Orchids and Hymenoptera, Figs and Fig wasps.
	Insect behavior: Definition of behavior, with some examples. Hereditary aptitudes, formation of common organ in performance, the occurrence of stimulus.
	External stimuli (change in climatic conditions, the changes in bionomes). Innate stimuli (chemical changes, mechanical changes). The participation organs in performing a behavioral action: receptors (external and internal receptors).
	Kinds of animal behavior (simple and complex behavior). Instinctive and acquired behavior (action of instinctive part, action of acquired part, action where acquiring has no part).
	Learning (habituation, conditioning, trial and error, land marking, insight learning). Communication in social insect (ants, bees).
	Insect embryology: Reproductive system and gametogensis. Male and female reproductive systems.
	Spermatogenesis and oogensis. Seminal transfer, fertilization. Sex determination.
	Pre-eclosion, formation of blastoderm and germ band. Formation of extra-embryonic membranes.
	Differentiation of germ layers. Segmentation, appendages formation and blastokinesis. Organogenesis.
	Metamorphosis: Condition of metamorphosis. Definition of terms.
	Types of metamorphosis. Life cycle durations.
	Metamorphic events (Morphological changes, anatomical changes, behavioral changes). Types of insect larvae.
	Types of insect pupae. Ecdysis. Molting.

Course Coordinator(s): -

Azeza Abdo Mohamed Darwish

Head of department: -

Gamal Mohamed Fathy Elsaid Edrees