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. Descriptive study of different laboratory specimens of vertebrates based on their external features and appearance.
  2. Learn about their taxonomic features.
  3. Hands-on practice of various microscopic techniques, occulometery, centrifugation and UV - visible spectroscopy.
  4. To get information about 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 be able to

CO 59: Identify and describe different 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

Essential Readings: 

 

  • 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
  • Sangeeta Chauhan and Seema Gupta. Histology A Text & Practical Record Book 1st/2015. (ISBN: 9789351526544). Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd

 

 

 

Academic Year: 
2020-2021
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