Practical

Paper Code:

ZOL-103

Credits:

2

Max. Marks:

100.00

Objective:

Animal Diversity I

Study of museum specimens and slides:

Protozoa :Paramecium(WM), Binary fission, Conjugation, Entamoeba, Trypanosoma, Plasmodium, Monocystis, Opalina, Vorticella, Balantidium, Nyctotherus, Euglena

Porifera: Sycon L.S & T.S, Sponge spicules, Spongin fibres

Leucosolenia, Euplectella, Spongilla.

Coelentrata: Hydra, Obelia(polyp), Aurelia, Sea anemone, Gorgonia, Physalia, Vellela, Alcyonium, Millepora, Pennatula

Platyhelminthes: Planaria, Fasciola,Taenia-- Scolex, Gravid proglottid

Aschelminthes: Ascaris(Male & Female), Dracunculus

Cell Biology

Principle & working of

Dissecting microscope
Compound microscope

Fixation and staining

Fixatives:- Carnoys, Bouins, formalin
Stains:- Acetocarmine, Acetorcein, Eosin, Haematoxylin
Double & Single staining
Staining of Euglena,Hydra,Obelia,Foraminiferous shell,Sponge spicules,Sponge gemmules,Spongin fibres

Principle & working of Centrifuge (Only Demonstration)

Mitosis- Onion root tip

Meiosis- Grasshopper/ Cockroach testis

Essential Readings:

Pechenik, J.A. Biology of invertebrates,Tata Mc-Graw Hill Ltd, New Delhi.
Jordon, E.L., Verma P.S. Invertebrate Zoology, S Chand and Co.
Practical Zoology, Invertebrates, Lal, S.S. Rastogi Publications, Meerut
Practical Zoology, Invertebrates ,Kohli,K.S.,Ansari, A.S. Ramesh Book Depot, New Delhi.
Laboratory manual in Invertebrate & Experimental Zoology, Jacob Vyas Ramesh Book Depot, New Delhi.
Practical Zoology, Jacob, D., Bhatia,A.L., Kohli,K.S., Vyas,D.K. Ramesh Book Depot, New Delhi.
Biology of Animals. C.P. Hickmann, L.S. Roberts and A. Larson. Mc Graw Hill Company, New York.
Practical Zoology, Jacob, D., Bhatia,A.L., Kohli,K.S., Vyas,D.K. Ramesh Book Depot, New Delhi.

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