Practical

Paper Code: 
ZOL 324
Credits: 
8
Contact Hours: 
240.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course objectives:

This course will enable the students to -

  1. Design and conduct experiments, using a broad variety of experimental techniques, and interpret the data obtained to draw conclusions about whether the results do or do not support a hypothesis being tested and whether the experimental design was appropriate.
  2. Learn “best approaches” for conducting experiments including laboratory safety, data replication and quality control, record keeping, and other aspects of “responsible conduct of research”.
  3. Gain familiarity with an area of science such that the students can present their work to a professional audience and also discuss their work with a general audience.
  4. Establish problem solving skills and analytical thinking skills.

 

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

ZOL 324

Practical

Students will –

CO92: Design and conduct experiments, using a broad variety of experimental techniques.

CO93:  Conclude the data obtained and explore whether the results do or do not support a hypothesis being tested.

CO94:  Inspect and correlate different laboratory specimens of vertebrates based on their external features and appearance and their categorical relation with various classes

CO95: Master to retrieve information from biological databases along with the submission of sequences into the databases using BLAST & FASTA

CO96:Validation of data using proper statistical methods.

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, Field practical

 

Class test

Semester end examinations,

Quiz

Assignments,

Presentations

Surprise test

Open book test

 

Vertebrates
● Herdmania, Botryllus, Pyrosoma, Doliolum, Salpa, Oikopleura Class- Pisces Rhinobatus,Chimaera,Acipensor,Amia,Notopterus,Exocoetus, Echeneis,Diodon,Triacanthus, Trichurius, Mastacembalus
● ClassAmphibia
Ichythophis,Ambyostoma,Rhacophorus,Yeganoph Rana
● Class- Reptilia
Chelone,Phyronosoma,Chameleon,Draco,   Naja, Bungarus, Viper, Alligator
● Class-Aves-Koel (male & female),Indian tailor bird, Kite,Jungle Fowl,Peacock,Emu,Ostrich,Penguin,Great IndianBustard, Siberian Crane,  Archeopteryx
● Class- Mammalia Loris,IndianOtter,Bat,Pangolin,Ornithorhyncus, Kangaroo Whale(any aquatic mammal),Rhesus monkey,Chinkara,Lion
BONES OF FROG, VARANUS, FOWL,RABBIT
● Skull, Vertebrae, Pectoral & pelvic girdle, Limb bones
DISSECTION
Scoliodon (Demonstration Only)-
● Afferent, Efferent Bloodvessels
● Eye Muscles
● Internal Ears
● Cranial nerves
● ArterialSystem
● VenousSystem
● DigestiveSystem
● EndocrineSystem
● Reproductive System
Computer Applications
● Exercise Related toMs-Word.
● Exercise Related toMs-PowerPoint
● Exercise Related toMs-Excel
● Exercise Related toDOS
● Exercise Related toUnix
● Exercise Related toMultimedia
● Exercise Related to Web Access
● Exercise Related to HTML
● Exercise Related toHTTP
Quantitative Biology
● Preparation of frequency tables and graphs manually and with help of computers.
● Calculation of standard deviation, variance and standard error of the mean.
● Calculation of Probability and significance between means using t-test and ANOVAtest.
● Chi square test for independence of attributes
● Coefficient correlation and regression.
Bioinformatics
(As per the theory paper)
 

 

 

Essential Readings: 
● The life of Vertebrates; Young J.Z.; Oxford University Press. Oxford.
● Colbert’s evolution of the vertebrates; Colbert E.H; John Willey and Sons.
● Modern text book of Zoology-Vertebrates; Kotpal R. L.; Rastogi Publications.
● Molecular Modeling for Beginners - by Alan Hinchliffe
● Structure and Habit in vertebrate evolution - carter, G.S.Sedgwick and Jackson. London
● The Understanding of the brain. Eccles, J.C. McGraw Hill Co., New York and London.
● Outlines of comparative anatomy of vertebrates. Kingsley, J.S. Central Book Depot. Allahabad.
● Molecular Modeling and Simulation - by Tamar Schlick
● Molecular Modeling - by Warren J. Hehre
 
References: 
SUGGESTED READINGS:
● Analysis of vertebrate structure. Milton Hilder hrand. John Wiley and Sons., Inc, New York
● The Chordates. Monielli. A.R.Cambridge University press. London.
● Naveen Prakash, Introduction to Database Management Systems, Tata McGraw Hill.
● Statistical Methods, S.P.Gupta,Sultan Chand and Co.
● Introduction to Bioinformatics,RiskA.M.,Oxford University Press.
● Basic Statistics; B.L Aggarwal, New Age innovations Pvt ltd.
● Mathematics by R.D.Sharma (XI & XII)
 
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Academic Year: 
2022-2023
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