ZOOL20005 Animal Structure and Function (University of Melbourne): rated 3.5/5 overall across 11 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
ZOOL20005 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Science in Zoology. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 动物结构与功能
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Zoology
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
Animals are faced with innumerable challenges across their lifetime that must be overcome if individuals are to survive and reproduce, and ultimately for species to persist. Many of these challenges, such as how to move, how to respire, how to sense your environment, how to feed, and how to repro.
ZOOL20005 has 11 scored reviews: overall 3.5/5 · usefulness 3.8 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 6 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.8 stars); 5 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.1/5).
On Reddit: "ZOOL20006 is super hard - it’s quite like medical and feels aimed at the vet students. I ended up getting an H1 but studied more than I’ve studied for any other subject. ZOOL20005 was a lot more interesting to me and not as difficult - it seemed more aimed at zoology students. T…"
On Reddit: "Zool20005 is great! I’m doing it right now and really enjoying it. And companion animal is really easy if you’re into essay writing. I would suggest taking some diff subjects too so you can widen your knowledge. Like maybe ur into microbiology u can take principles of micro or m…"
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Q: Is ZOOL20005 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 11 reviews: usefulness 3.8/5, overall 3.5/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ZOOL20005, and when is it offered?
A: ZOOL20005 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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