This document provides an overview of the Biology Animal I course, including its syllabus, topics to be covered, and suggested perspectives for student term papers (TCC). The course will introduce zoology, the classification and diversity of protists and metazoans, and key evolutionary phenomena. Students will learn about invertebrate phyla including Porifera, Cnidaria, Platyhelminthes, Annelida, and their use as environmental indicators. Suggested TCC topics include ecological studies of beaches/rocky shores, population dynamics, bioindicator organisms, and polychaete systematics.