Animal Diversity I

Paper Code: 
ZOL 101
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
8.00
Unit I: 
UNIT I

General principles of taxonomy

  • Binomial nomenclature
  • Trinomial nomenclature
  • Rules of nomenclature

Concept of Five kingdom

Basis of Classification

 

12.00
Unit II: 
UNIT II

 

*Salient features and classification of  Invertebrates upto Class level

(Type study –Habit, Habitat & Salient features)

 

Phylum Protozoa:

  • Type study – Paramecium

 (Locomotion, Nutrition and   Reproduction)

  • Economic Importance

 

 

7.00
Unit III: 
UNIT III

Phylum Porifera:

·        Type study- Sycon

·        Canal system of Sponges

·        Skeletal system

Economic Importance

9.00
Unit IV: 
UNIT IV

Phylum Coelenterata

·        Type study – Obelia

·        Polymorphism

Coral reefs 

9.00
Unit V: 
UNIT V

Phylum Platyhelminthes

  • Type study- Taenia

Phylum Nemathelminthes

  •  Ascaris (External features and life cycle)

Parasitic adaptations of Helminthes

 

Essential Readings: 

ü   Invertebrate Zoology; Barns, R. D; W. B. Saunders Co.

ü   Textbook of Zoology; Shivpuri, Jacob, D. and Vyas. D.K.; Ramesh Book Depot.

ü   Text book of Invertebrate Zoology I; Sandhu, G.S; Campus Books.

ü   Text book of Invertebrate Zoology II; Sandhu, G.S ; Campus Books.
 Modern Textbook of Zoology Invertebrates; Kotpal; Rastogi Publications.

Text book of Zoology. Parker, T.J., Haswell. W.A.Macmillan Co., London. 

Academic Year: 
2015-2016
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