• Thursday, September 8^th is the last day to drop this course and receive a 100% refund.
• Friday, September 9^th – Fall Session A classes begin.

Refer to the Fall 2022 Academic Calendar for more helpful dates.

KBCC Catalog Description: Form, structure, classification and adaptive modifications of vertebrates, animals with backbones.  Through virtual and in-class dissections, representative vertebrates [dogfish, cat, etc.] are studied; vertebrates’ major body systems and development of various representative structures are compared; relationships between form and function, and the use of certain structures in specific environments.

This course (Biology 2100) is a 4-credit, 6-hour course with laboratory and lecture components, open to students who have completed Biology 1400.  It fulfills the requirement for one of the two upper level biology laboratory courses for an AS in Biology degree.

This semester, BIO 2100 is offered in a hybrid format.  Students are expected to know how to use Blackboard, Microsoft Word, and email (including attachments) as well as have access to the Internet and spend significant time doing online reading and writing assignments. 

This course fulfills writing intensive graduation requirement. 

Honors enrichment component option is available for students with a G.P.A. of 3.2 or higher.

Required Text: Vertebrates – Comparative Anatomy, Function, Evolution, Kenneth V. Kardong, Ph.D., McGraw-Hill, New York. You may use any of the following editions of the textbook:  4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th. Select the image link to the right to access the 6^th edition of the textbook:

Once the page opens, click on the first listing to open the book (it will take several minutes to load).  Be patient. Once open, you may want to save it for reading.

Required Laboratory Manual: Lab exercises will be supplied via the Comparative Anatomy Lab Manual, which is available at no cost within our Bb course.

Required Laboratory Equipment: We will meet for Labs in person on Thursdays from 12:40 PM – 4:00 PM and will use the lab equipment on campus.

Required Laboratory Manual: Lab exercises are available to you via Comparative Anatomy Lab Manual on Blackboard.

Required Laboratory Equipment: Online Lab Manual and Videos posted in Blackboard. A knee-length lab coat, closed-toed shoes, and goggles are required to enter the lab. Unfortunately, you cannot conduct lab work without these items.

Required: Computer/Laptop or Smartphone

You should have access to a laptop or desktop computer to complete this course. You may also be able to complete some tasks using a smartphone. If you intend to complete this course on a phone, please let me know and inform me if there are any problems that arise. Your feedback will help me improve our learning environment to support more students.

Optional: Recording Equipment

You will record voice or video comments in this course. To do this, you will need:

• either a microphone or webcam connected to your computer, or
• a smartphone/ tablet
• and don’t worry, if recording audio or video won’t be possible for you, let me know in an email. Most of our projects allow for multiple ways to demonstrate your learning.

You will use Blackboard for this course. If you need help with getting a Blackboard password, please visit Kingsborough’s Blackboard page.

The Blackboard Student App is also recommended for all. Download the free Blackboard Student App before the start of our semester so you can stay more connected with our course. Just be aware that while many students report that they like how the app works, some activities will be easier to engage in when accessing Bb from a desktop or laptop. I will note this in your assignment instructions.

You will also need to use MS Word in this course. All assignments will be submitted as Word documents. You may download Word from the CUNY website.