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Zoology General

Part –I

Paper I: Theory (Full Marks –100) Group-A: (Course No ZG-01)

Functional Anatomy of Non-Chordates (Full marks –35) (Teacher-DB)

1. Classification with distinctive features and suitable examples of sub-kingdom Protozoa (up to Phylum) ( Levine et al, 1980) and Phylum Porifera, Cnidaria, Platyhelminthis, Annelida, Arthropoda, Mollusca and Echinodermata (up to Class)

2. General structure & function of the following with reference to the specimens mentioned:

(a) Locomotion – Microfibrils (Amoeba), Cilia (Paramoecium)

(b) Feeding & digestion – Microphagy (Amoeba), Macrophagy (Periplanata)

(d) Excretion – Nephridia (Earthworm)

(e) Circulation – Open circulation (Cockroach), Closed circulation (Earth worm)

(f) Nervous system – Cockroach, Apple snail

(g) Reproduction : (a) Fission (Amoeba); (b) Budding (Hydra) (c) Conjugation (Paramoecium), (d) Metagenesis in Obelia

[Note: Scheme of classification other than Protozoa as per Ruppert and Barnes (1994), 6th Ed., Invertebrate Zoology.]

Group – B:

(Course No: ZG-02)

Cell Biology, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Full marks –35) (Teacher: PC)

1. Fluid mosaic model of plasma membrane

2. Cell cycle check points

3. Physio chemical properties, types, structures and functions of DNA and RNA.

4. DNA as a genetic material explanation with experiment

5. Mechanisms of replication, transcription and translation in E. coli

6. Linkage and recombination

7. Modes of inheritance of autosomal and sex linked genes in man (Thalassemia & Haemophilia, colour blindness)

8. Sex determination in Drosophila (Genic Balance Theory only)

Group – C

(Course No. ZG-03)

Developmental Biology (Full Marks –30)

(Teacher: PC)

1. Spermatogenesis and Oogenesis

2. Fertilization in sea urchin

3. Types of eggs and cleavages; process of cleavage in Amphioxus

4. Gastrulation in Amphioxus

5. Extra-embryonic membranes in chick

6. Placenta types and functions

PART –II

Paper II

Theory (Full Marks –100)

Group A: (Course No.ZG-04)

Functional Anatomy of Chordates (Full Marks –35) (Teacher: DB)

1. Classification of Phylum Chordata with distinctive features and suitable examples – up to living subclass (Amphibia, Reptilia and Mammalia); up to subclass (Fishes and Aves) (Scheme of classification as per J.Z. Young 1980, Life of vertebrates)

2. Functional anatomy – digestive system in Oreochromis; Circulatory system in Columba

3. Structure & function of the followings:

a. Integument – general structure & function; integumentary derivatives (scales in fishes, feathers of Columba

b. Pharynx (Branchiostoma); stomach (Bos)

c. Respiratory structures and Respiration : Gill (Fish); lung and Air sac (Columba)

d. Circulatory structure and circulation: Single circuit heart (fish); double circuit heart (Amphibia and Mammals)

e. Nervous system – Brain in Oreochromis

f. Origin and distribution of cranial nerves in fish.

Group B. (Course No ZG-05)

Ecology, Animal Behavior, Biodiversity and Wildlife (Full Marks 35) (Teacher: DB)

1. Population – definition and growth

2. Community – definition and types

3. Basic concept of Biodiversity, Biodiversity hotspots.

4. Honey bee – Hive, castes and their roles

5. Conservation of wild life – purpose & methods, concept of Biosphere Reserve, importance & strategies of wildlife conservation; National park & Wildlife Sanctuary.

6. Basic idea of ecotoxicology and xenobiotics

7. Climate change – Global warming, acid rain, ozone depletion (cause and effect)

Group - C (Course No ZG-06)

Histology, Endocrinology, Animal Physiology & Biochemistry (Full marks- 30) (Teacher: PC)

1. General characters of hormones: Naming and function of hormones secreted from Pituitary

2. Histology of pancreas (theory)

3. Enzyme – classification & characteristics; mechanism of enzyme action; effects of pH and temperature on enzymatic action

4. Nerve impulse propagation & synaptic transmission

5. Osmoconformers and Osmoregulators – definition and example; Osmoregulation in fishes

Paper III

PRACTICAL (Course No. ZG 07) (Full marks 100) (Teacher: DB)

1. Demonstration (15+15=30)

i) Cockroach: digestive, nervous and female reproductive system

ii) Oreochromis: digestive and urino-genital system

2. Mounting and preparation (7½+7½=15)

(i) Mouth parts of cockroach

(ii) Cycloid and Ctenoid scale of fin fish

(iii) Haemolymph of cockroach (Leishman/Giemsa stain)

(iv) Gut contents of cockroach for protozoa (Fixation, staining and identification)

(v) Whole mount of aquatic and soil micro-arthropods

(vi) Epithelial cells from buccal smears with staining

3. Identification with reasons: 1 from bones, 1 from histological slides, 2 from non-chrodates and 2 from chordate specimens; systematic position up to taxon as mentioned in the theory. (30)

(i) Bones: Skull, vertebrae, limb and girdle bones of Columba

(ii) Histological slides: Sections of mammalian liver, pancreas, testis, ovary, and thyroid.

(iii) Non-chordate specimens: Paramoecium, Scypha, Sea-anaemone, Ascaris (male & female), Hirudinaria, Scorpion, Bombyx mori (adult male & female), Lamellidens, Pila, Loligo, Starfish, Balanoglossus.

(iv) Chordate specimens: Amphioxus, Petromyzon, Scolidon, Lates, Rhacophorus, Axolotl larva, Tylototriton, Gekko; Hemidactylus, Turtle, Naja, Chiroptera

4. Report on field study tours: 10 marks Zoological importance: Zoological garden or Museum

5. Viva 10

6. Laboratory Note Book 5

Part III

Full marks –100

Paper IV

Group A. (Course No ZG-8):

Applied Zoology (Full Marks 30) (Teacher: DB)

1. Sericulture: Life history and rearing of Bombyx mori, harvesting & processing of cocoon, reeling and extraction of silk, diseases of worms of Bombyx mori and control measures.

2. Aquaculture: Principles, definition and scope. Exotic fishes- their merits and demerits. Basic principles of different aquaculture system (Polyculture and integrated farming); culture of prawn

3. Pest and Management: a) Definition and types of pests with examples. Life history, behaviour, ecology, damage and control of the following pests: i) Paddy Scirpophaga (Syn. Tryporyza) incertulas, ii) Stores grain-Sitophilus oryzae, iii) Mammalian pest (Bandicota bengalensis).

4. Apiculture: Development of Apiary in India. Types of honey bees, modern methods of apiary management, products and its uses. Problems and prospects.

5. Poultry: fowl - Types of breeds, rearing and disease management.

Group: B. (Course No ZG-09)

Parasitology & Immunology (Full Marks: 20) (Teacher: PC)

1. Parasitism (definition and types) and other inter-specific interactions (symbiosis, commensalism and mutualism).

2. Life history, Pathogenecity and clinical features of (i) Entamoeba histolytica, (ii) Plasmodium vivax, iii) Ascaris

3. Outline structure and classification of immunoglobulin, antigen-antibody reaction

Group – C (Course No ZG-10)

Evolutionary Biology (Full marks: 20) (Teacher: DB)

1. Definition of systematics & taxonomy

2. Species as a unit of evolution (definition and types: biological, sibling and polytypic species)

3. Chemical basis of origin of life

5. Anatomical and Physiological adaptations: Aquatic (fish), Desert (Camel) and Volant (Pigeon) animals.

6. Zoogeographical realms (Wallace scheme) with characteristic mammalian fauna.

Group – D (Course No.ZG-11)

Laboratory course (Full marks –30) (Teacher: PC)

1. Experimental works

a. Estimation of dissolved O2 content of water or Estimation of free CO2 content of water 8

b. Pedigree analysis: sex linked recessive, autosomal recessive and dominant 4

c. Determinant of ABO blood group & Rh factor in man or Measurement of water pH and handling of pH meter 4

2. Field training – Submission of report on any one place from the following:

a. Freshwater fish farm

b. Poultry farm

c. Apiary

d. Sericulture center

e. Place of wild life interest (Sanctuary, National Park)

f. Species diversity studies in local area.

[Note: Field report = 5 and Viva on Field report = 3; Students will not be allowed to sit in the examination without valid Field Report]

3. Identification: (Write specimen characters and applied importance) any three 3 × 2 = 6

Taenia solium, Scirpophaga (Syn. Tryporyza) incertulas, Sitophilus oryzae, Epilachna, Lepisma, Termite queen, Bandicota bengalensis, Labeo rohita, Catla catla, Cyprinus carpio, Tenualosa (Hilsa) ilisha, Penaeus sp, Macrobrachium rosenberg