BIOL 310Invertebrate Zoology
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Science
- Subject
- Biology
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
The diversity of invertebrate animals will be explored in this class. Topics covered in lectures and laboratory will include reproduction, development, life history, feeding, locomotion, and behaviour.
Prerequisites
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
Fall 2026 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 7206 | 55 / 64 | MW 11:30–12:20 |
| LAB 101 | 7207 | 25 / 32 | M 14:30–17:20 |
| LAB 102 | 7260 | 30 / 32 | T 09:30–12:20 |
Reviewed on UW Flow
100% liked it85% easy80% useful
From 7 ratings and 2 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
Very nice course. I liked the structure and labs. Not a lot of workload either. We get to go out and also catch insects and ID them so that was fun :)
Dec 2025 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Dr. Pinheiro is a fantastic prof and I chose this course specifically for him. Don't choose this course expecting it to be easy. For the first few weeks you will be outside collecting inverts for your specimen collection. Then you will have labs every week with lab quizzes. Study the lab material before hand and you will be fine.
Midterms/Finals are all written and were fair. He gives you choices of questions to answer so if you don't have time to study all of them you can still get a decent mark. This is not a memorization course. He is testing you on the concepts and compare and contrast.
I really enjoyed this course and if you think inverts are interesting I'm sure you will too :)…Jan 2018 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Discussed on r/uwaterloo
14 posts and comments in 12 threads mention BIOL 310, May 2017 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Fall 2020
u/water_boat: “you are too pure for this sub”
u/fallawaytonight: “… Some people get freaked out for me even having my invert collection on display (from biol310) so kudos to you Edit: just looked at your insta and man I've gotta work on my collection lol, that's incredible!”
BIOL 310 3 points, 0 comments
u/CherryOnThat: “Has anyone taken Biol 310? Does anyone have notes from that class?”
Spring 2020
BIOL 325 or BIOL 310? 1 point, 0 comments
Spring 2019
Having trouble with course selection, class schedules and weird pop up from Quest website. 2 points, 9 comments
“I’m trying to enrol in the two electives that I have chosen (BIOL 110, BIOL 150), but the website has been wonky and would have some sort of “Oracle” pop-up (???). …”
u/QueenOfThisThrone: “As a first year student they most likely won’t let you take ERS 100 and BIOL 150 together since it’ll require an override because there is a time conflict between them. …”
u/bitchybean: “… Not sure what to do at this point, as I really want to take BIOL 110 and it’ll also allow me to take BIOL 310 the following term.”
Y’all having trouble with course selection (undergraduate)? 1 point, 22 comments
“I was on the Quest website and I was trying to add two courses that I found on the course selection list sent by email, but after submitting it in, it said that there was an error and that I “do not …”
u/HoshiSenpai: “The add/swap/drop period will be on a first come basis so make sure to be on time for that !! Rn their just checking the demand for each course. …”
u/bitchybean: “… I wanted to do ENVS 200 (Field Ecology) and ERS 346 (Wildlife Ecology), but BIOL 310 (Invertebrate Zoology) seemed pretty interesting too (although it’s 627% not what my profession requires lol). …”
u/HoshiSenpai: “Yeah I've had the same problem!! But don't worry the course selection isn't first come first serve”
u/sleepyfridge: “… For example, BIOL 310 needs the prerequisite of BIOL 110 & BIOL 165. Therefore, you would need to have taken these 2 courses before you can enrol into 310. If you are interested, I would suggest taking 110 and 165 if you know you want to take 310 in the future. …”
Fall 2018
Anyone else still waiting on marks? 33 points, 55 comments
“Do these remaining marks come out after the university is open again or..? I mean I’ve been waiting on some of these exams for over 10 days and that should be more than enough time I feel, no? :/”
u/mo_cookies: “BIOL 310... the exam was on the 6th lol.”
Bird Courses for biology 3rd and/or 4th year? 4 points, 12 comments
u/sabrizzled: “Biol 359, Biol 310, Biol 370, Biol 354 (easy course and noncumulative midterm/final, the lab is inconvenient though), Biol 439.”
Need 4 more science courses 6 points, 12 comments
u/PoonieF: “BIOL 310, 359, 360, 325, 355, 301, 439, 450, 414, 449 were all very easy”
Spring 2018
Most fun electives you've taken. 8 points, 19 comments
“Don't necessarily need to be easy.But my interests are animals and outdoors if you guys know if there's anything that has to do with that stuff.”
u/PoonieF: “BIOL 310! You get to go outside and collect invertebrates. Helped me get over my fear of bugs, and was an easy 90! Edit: now that I’m thinking about it, you probably don’t have the prereqs. with that said biol 110 is also fun and easy!”
Electives that will save my Gpa? 5 points, 16 comments
“Hey I was wondering what are some good electives to take in the fall that will help save my GPA, because since I'm going into my second year of Chem, Chem 264 is going to cause some problems, so if …”
u/PoonieF: “HRM 200, CS 100, FR 151, RS 180, ENGL 109. Science courses if you have the prereqs: BIOL 439, BIOL 310”
Fall 2017
Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments
“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”
u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”
u/Jackhofmann: “… BIOL 225 BIOL 239 BIOL 240 BIOL 240L BIOL 266 BIOL 273 BIOL 301 BIOL 303 BIOL 308 BIOL 309 BIOL 310 BIOL 323 BIOL 325 BIOL 335L BIOL 342 BIOL 345 BIOL 349 BIOL 350 BIOL 354 BIOL 359 BIOL 370 BIOL 376 BIOL 377 BIOL 416W BIOL 434 BIOL 439 BIOL 443 BIOL 444 BIOL 447 BIOL 448 BIOL …”
Spring 2017
Have you taken BIOL 310 (Invertebrate Zoology)? 0 points, 3 comments
u/swiss_apple: “Looking for opinions on BIOL 310. Can't decide between this and BIOL 211. There are no reviews on UWFlow, thought someone here might be able to help.”
u/Baeee830: “… Biol 310 lab is a little more difficult. You go behind cif and catch invertes, catch 20 of them and during the last lab you have to present 6 of them and how/why you classified them the way you did. Its like a science fair and pinheiro and the TAs mark you. …”
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