Animal Diversity III

Paper Code: 
ZOL-212
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
Course objectives: 
This course will enable the students to – 
1. Differentiate the animals from Annelida to Echinodermata based on their characteristics and  the common physical features of other animals belonging to the same phylum. 
2. Demonstrate social behavior and colony formation in termites and honey bees. 
3. Implement the knowledge about sericulture, lac culture, apiculture and pearl culture and their  economic importance. 
4. Appraise the origin and evolutionary relationship of different larval forms from Annelida to  Echinodermata. 
 
Course Outcomes (COs):  

Course 

Learning outcomes 

(at course level)

Learning and teaching  strategies

Assessment  Strategies 

Paper  

Code

Paper  

Title

ZOL 212 

Animal  

Diversity  

III

The students will : 

CO 28: Differentiate the animals  from Annelida to Echinodermata  based on their characteristics and  the common physical features of  other animals belonging to the  same phylum. 

CO 29: Investigate social behaviour  and colony formation in termites  and honey bees. 

CO 30: Appraise knowledge about  sericulture, Lac culture, apiculture  and pearl culture and implement  this to their economical importance. 

CO 31: Interpret the origin and  evolutionary relationship of  different larval forms from Annelida  to Echinodermata.

The approach in  teaching: 

Interactive Lectures,  Discussion, Tutorials,  Reading assignments,  Demonstration, Team  teaching 

Learning activities for  the students: 

Self-learning assignments,  Effective questions,  Simulation, Seminar  presentation, Giving tasks,  Chart or model preparation

Class test  

Semester end  examinations, Quiz,  

Assignments,  Presentation 

Surprise test 

Open book test

 

9.00
Unit I: 
UNIT I: Phylum Annelida
● General characters and Classification of the Invertebrates upto Class level for each Phylum. (common for Unit I to IV)
● Salient feature of the Type Study i.e. Habit, Habitat and External morphology  
 
● Type study: Earthworm (Locomotion, Excretion and Reproduction) 
● Metamerism 
● Vermiculture 
12.00
Unit II: 
UNIT II: Phylum Arthropoda
● Type study: Prawn (Appendages, Digestion) 
● Social life in Insects (termites, honey bees) 
● Metamorphosis 
● Sericultures
● Lac culture 
● Apiculture 
9.00
Unit III: 
UNIT III: Phylum Mollusca
● Type study: Pila 
● Respiration 
● Digestion 
● Torsion 
● Pearl culture 
6.00
Unit IV: 
UNIT IV: Phylum Echinodermata
● Type study: Starfish (Locomotion, Reproduction) 
● Water vascular system 
 
Unit V: 
UNIT V: Larval forms of Invertebrates
● Planula, Miracidium, Sporocyst, Redia, Cercaria, Metacercaria, Cysticercous, Nauplius, Zoeae, Megalopa, Mysis, Trochophore, Glochidium, Brachiolaria, Bipinnaria
Essential Readings: 
● Text book of Zoology. Parker, T.J., Haswell. W.A. Macmillan Co., London.  
● Textbook of Zoology; Shivpuri, Jacob, D. and Vyas. D.K.; Ramesh Book Depot.  
● Modern Textbook of Zoology Invertebrates; Kotpal; Rastogi Publications. 
● Dhami P.S. and Dhami J.K. Invertebrate Zoology, S Chand and Co.
 
References: 
SUGGESTED READINGS:
● Hickman, C.P., LS Roberts,and A. Larson.McGraw Hill Company, New York. Integrated  principles of zoology. 
● Ruppert and Barnes, R.D. (2006). Invertebrate Zoology, VIII Edition. Holt Saunders  International Edition. 
● Barnes, R.S.K., Calow, P., Olive, P.j.W., Golding, D.W. and Spicer, J.I. (2002). The  Invertebrate: A New Synthesis, III Edition, Blackwell Science. 
● Barrington. E.J.W. Invertebrate form and function. PHI New Delhi.
 
e-RESOURCES: 
• Ch-09 Life Sciences, Botany, Zoology, Bio-Science
 
Academic Year: 
2022-2023
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