Animals are complex living organisms that must obtain nutrients, transport materials, respond to their environment, maintain internal balance, and reproduce successfully in order to survive. Animal physiology is the study of how these processes work and how different body systems cooperate to support life.
In this course, students will explore the organization of animal bodies and the concept of homeostasis, learning how animals maintain stable internal conditions despite changing environments. They will investigate transport and gas exchange systems, discovering how oxygen, nutrients, and wastes move throughout the body.
Students will then examine nutrition and excretion, exploring how animals obtain energy, digest food, absorb nutrients, and remove waste products. The course continues with coordination and movement, where learners study nervous systems, sensory receptors, muscles, and skeletons.
Finally, students will investigate reproduction and survival strategies, examining how animals reproduce, care for offspring, adapt their behavior, and maximize survival in diverse environments.
Through real-world examples and comparisons between different animal groups, students will develop a deeper understanding of how animal bodies function and how physiological systems support life.
Main Topics
Unit 1: Animal Organization and Homeostasis
Explore the characteristics of animals, levels of organization, homeostasis, and adaptations that help organisms survive.
Unit 2: Transport and Gas Exchange
Investigate circulatory and respiratory systems that transport materials and support gas exchange.
Unit 3: Nutrition and Excretion
Examine feeding strategies, digestion, nutrient absorption, waste removal, and water balance.
Unit 4: Coordination and Movement
Discover how nervous systems, sensory receptors, muscles, and support structures coordinate movement and responses.
Unit 5: Reproduction and Survival Strategies
Study reproductive processes, development, parental care, behavioral adaptations, and life history strategies.
- 教師: Young Mr.