PRACTICAL

Paper Code: 
ZOL 315
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
120.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course objectives:

This course will enable the students to -

 

  1. Implement different laboratory specimens of vertebrates based on their external features and appearance.
  2. Investigate taxonomic features of animals.
  3. Develop hands-on practice of various microscopic techniques, occulometery, centrifugation and UV - visible spectroscopy.
  4. Retrieve information from biological databases along with the submission of sequences into the databases using BLAST & FASTA.

 

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment

Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

ZOL-315

 

Practical

 

The students will:

CO 59: Examine and differentiate laboratory specimens of vertebrates based on their external features and appearance and their categorical relation with various classes

CO 60: Get hands-on practice of various microscopic techniques, occulometery, centrifugation and UV - visible spectroscopy.

CO 61: Retrieve information from biological databases along with the submission of sequences into the databases using BLAST & FASTA.

The approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Demonstration, explanation and conduction of practicals

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical

Class test

Semester end examinations,

Evaluation by the performance of students

 

Animal Diversity IV  & V

Study of museum specimens and slides:

Hemichordate: Balanoglossus

Urochordata:Herdmania, Doliolum.

Cephalochordata:Amphioxus

Cyclostomata: Petromyzon, Ammocoete larva

Pisces:Labeo, Echeneis, Zygaena(Sphyrna), Torpedo, Chimaera,Acipensor, Clarias,  Anguilla, Hippocampus, Exocoetus, Any flat fish, Protopterus

Dissection:Scoliodon (Demonstration)—Cranial nerves; Afferent & efferent blood vessels, Eye muscles, Internal ear

Permanent mount—Ampulla of Lorenzini, Placoid scales (Scoliodon)

Amphibia:Ichthyophis, Ambystoma, Axolotl larva, Alytes, Hyla.

Reptiles:Testudo, Sphenodon, Hemidactylus, Phrynosoma, Draco, Chameleon, Eryx, Hydrophis, Naja, Viper, Bungarus, Crocodylus,

Aves: Archaeopteryx, Running bird (Ostrich), Pavo, Choriotis(Great Indian bustard), Passer, Migratory bird(Siberian crane), Pigeon

Mammals:Ornithorhynchus, Tachyglossus, Macropus (Kangaroo), Bat, Loris, Whale, Rhesus.

Study of Experimental animals—Swiss albino Mice

Biological tools and techniques

  • Microscopes
  • Standardisation of Occulometer and measurements of tubular diameter,cell heights.
  • Measurement of diameter of thyroid follicles.
  • To study the structure & function of Centrifuge.
  • To study the principle of UV & visible light spectroscopy
  • To observe the subcellular fractionation of rat liver.

Bioinformatics:

  Similarity searches between sequence using BLAST

  Similarity searches between sequence using FASTA

BOOKS RECOMMENDED:

  • Vertebrates Comparative anatomy, function, evolution, K.V. Kardong, Tata-McGraw Hill, New Delhi.
  • Practical Zoology, vertebrates, Lal, S.S. Rastogi Publications, Meerut
  • Practical Zoology, vertebrates, Kohli,K.S.,Ansari, A.S. Ramesh Book Depot, Jaipur.
  • Wilson, K. and Walker, J. Principles and techniques of practical biochemistry, Cambridge press.
  • Zubay G. Biochemistry, William C. Brown Pub.
  • Standard methods of biochemical analysis.Thimmaiah, S.R. KalyaniPublishers,Noida
  • Inderbir Singh. Textbook of Human Histology with Colour Atlas and Practical Guide Paperback – 2011
  • SangeetaChauhan and Seema Gupta. Histology A Text & Practical Record Book 1st/2015. (ISBN: 9789351526544). Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd

 

 

Academic Year: 
2021-2022
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