PRACTICAL DIVERSITY AND EVOLUTION OF NON-CHORDATES I: (PROTISTS TO PSEUDOCOELOMATES)

Paper Code: 
CZOL 112P
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course 

Learning outcomes 

(at course level)

Learning and  teaching strategies

Assessment  Strategies 

Paper  

Code

Paper Title

CZOL 112P

PRACTICAL DIVERSITY AND EVOLUTION OF NON-CHORDATES I: (PROTISTS TO PSEUDOCOELOMATES)

The students will be able to-

 

CO 1 : Investigate different laboratory specimens based  on their external features and appearance.

 

CO 2:Analyze their  categorical relation with various phylums.

 

The approach in  teaching: 

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

Learning activities for  the students: 

Self-learning  

assignments, Effective  questions, Seminar  presentation, Giving the  tasks, 

Class test  

Semester end  examinations, Quiz,  

Assignments,  Presentation 

Surprise test 

Open book test

 

1. Study of whole mount of Amoeba and Paramecium, Binary fission and Conjugation in Paramecium
2. Examination of pond water collected from different places for diversity in protista
3. Study of Sycon (T.S. and L.S.), Hyalonema, Euplectella, Spongilla
4. Study of Obelia, Physalia, Millepora, Aurelia,  Corallium, Alcyonium,Gorgonia, Metridium, Pennatula, Madrepora
5. One specimen/slide of any ctenophore
6. Study of adult Fasciola hepatica, Taenia solium and their life cycles (Slides/micro-photographs)
7. Study of adult Ascaris lumbricoides and its life stages (Slides/micro-photographs)
8. To submit a Project Report on any related topic on life cycles/coral/ coral reefs.
 
Essential Readings: 
SUGGESTED READINGS
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 Invertebrates: A New Synthesis, III Edition, Blackwell Science
Barrington, E.J.W. (1979). Invertebrate Structure and Functions. II Edition, E.L.B.S. and Nelson
Modern Textbook of Zoology Invertebrates; Kotpal; Rastogi Publications. 
 Dhami P.S. and Dhami J.K. Invertebrate Zoology, S Chand and Co. 
 Hickman ,C.P.,LS Roberts,and A. Larson.McGraw Hill Company, New York. Integrated  principles of zoology.  
 
 
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.
 
 
 
 
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Academic Year: 
2023-2024
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