1. Characteristics of zoology as a science. Systematic zoology. Basic systematic categories. Binomial nomenclature. Biological species.
2. Legislative protection of animals in the Czech Republic. General and special species protection. Categories of specially protected animal species. Rescue programmes. European law in the field of trade in endangered species and national implementation of CITES.
3. Natura 2000 and animal protection. Sites of Community Importance (SCI), Special Protection Areas (SPA), and their protection.
4. Bioindication, bioindicator, biomonitoring. Non-native and invasive animal species.
5. Characteristics, important representatives, system, methods of study, and bioindicative significance of the phyla Porifera (sponges), Cnidaria (cnidarians), Platyhelminthes (flatworms), Mollusca (molluscs), and Annelida (segmented worms), and the subphyla Chelicerata (chelicerates) and Crustacea (crustaceans).
6. Characteristics, important representatives, system, methods of study, and bioindicative significance of the subphylum Myriapoda (myriapods) and selected classes of the subphylum Hexapoda (hexapods) – classes Protura (coneheads), Diplura (two-pronged bristletails), and Collembola (springtails).
7. Characteristics, important representatives, system, methods of study, and bioindicative significance of selected orders of the class Insecta (insects).
8. Characteristics, important representatives, system, and bioindicative significance of the classes Petromyzontes (lampreys) and Osteichthyes (bony fish).
9. Characteristics, important representatives, system, methods of study, and bioindicative significance of the class Amphibia (amphibians).
10. Characteristics, important representatives, system, methods of study, and bioindicative significance of the class Reptilia (reptiles).
11. Characteristics, important representatives, system, methods of study, and bioindicative significance of the class Aves (birds).
12. Characteristics, important representatives, system, methods of study, and bioindicative significance of the class Mammalia (mammals).
13. Characteristics of the fauna of the Czech Republic and its position within Europe. Characteristics and important representatives of selected habitat types in the Czech Republic, including human-influenced habitats.
2. Legislative protection of animals in the Czech Republic. General and special species protection. Categories of specially protected animal species. Rescue programmes. European law in the field of trade in endangered species and national implementation of CITES.
3. Natura 2000 and animal protection. Sites of Community Importance (SCI), Special Protection Areas (SPA), and their protection.
4. Bioindication, bioindicator, biomonitoring. Non-native and invasive animal species.
5. Characteristics, important representatives, system, methods of study, and bioindicative significance of the phyla Porifera (sponges), Cnidaria (cnidarians), Platyhelminthes (flatworms), Mollusca (molluscs), and Annelida (segmented worms), and the subphyla Chelicerata (chelicerates) and Crustacea (crustaceans).
6. Characteristics, important representatives, system, methods of study, and bioindicative significance of the subphylum Myriapoda (myriapods) and selected classes of the subphylum Hexapoda (hexapods) – classes Protura (coneheads), Diplura (two-pronged bristletails), and Collembola (springtails).
7. Characteristics, important representatives, system, methods of study, and bioindicative significance of selected orders of the class Insecta (insects).
8. Characteristics, important representatives, system, and bioindicative significance of the classes Petromyzontes (lampreys) and Osteichthyes (bony fish).
9. Characteristics, important representatives, system, methods of study, and bioindicative significance of the class Amphibia (amphibians).
10. Characteristics, important representatives, system, methods of study, and bioindicative significance of the class Reptilia (reptiles).
11. Characteristics, important representatives, system, methods of study, and bioindicative significance of the class Aves (birds).
12. Characteristics, important representatives, system, methods of study, and bioindicative significance of the class Mammalia (mammals).
13. Characteristics of the fauna of the Czech Republic and its position within Europe. Characteristics and important representatives of selected habitat types in the Czech Republic, including human-influenced habitats.