clu jammu 1st sem zoology syllabus

CLUSTER UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU
SYLLABUS – SEMESTER 1st (CBCS) – ZOOLOGY
(CORE COURSE - THEORY)
COURSE CODE : 1ZOOTC0101 Page | 1
(EXAMINATION TO BE HELD IN 2017, 2018 AND 2019)

TITLE: ANIMAL DIVERSITY
COURSE CODE : 1ZOOTC0101 CREDITS : 04
DURATION OF EXAMINATION TOTAL: 100 Marks
MINOR TEST : 01 Hour MINOR TEST: 20 Marks
MAJOR TEST : 2.5 Hours MAJOR TEST: 80 Marks
OBJECTIVE

The paper deals with the diversity of animals falling under 5 different kingdoms. The objective is to make
a student to recognize the lines of animal evolution and their gradual organizational perfection along such
specialized lines, culminating into the evolution of man.
Unit I: Protista, Porifera and Cnidaria (12 Hours)
1.1 Introduction to kingdoms of organisms (Five kingdom system -a brief
overview viz. Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae &Animalia).
1.2 Protista
1.2.1 General characters and classification up to class level
1.2.2 Locomotory Organelles and locomotion in Protozoa
1.3 Porifera
1.3.1 General characters and classification up to class level.
1.3.2 Canal System in Sponges
1.4 Cnidaria;
1.4.1 General characters and classification up to class level.
1.4.2 Polymorphism in Cnidaria: Hydrozoa, Siphonophora
1.4.3 Corals & Coral reefs

Unit II: Helminthes and Annelida (12 Hours)
2.1 Helminthes
2.1.1 Platyhelminthes
2.1.1.1 General characters and classification up to class
level.
2.1.1.2 Structure, reproduction, life cycle and
pathogenesis of Taenia solium
2.1.2 Nemathelminthes
2.1.2.1 General characters and classification up to class
level.
2.1.2.2 Structure, reproduction, life cycle, parasitic
adaptations and pathogenesis of Ancylostoma
duodenale
2.2 Annelida
2.2.1 General characters and classification up to class level.
2.2.2 Metamerism in Annelida
Unit III: Arthropoda, Mollusca and Echinodermata (12 Hours)
3.1 Arthropoda
3.1.1 General characters and classification up to class level.
3.1.2 Eye structure and vision in Arthropoda
3.1.3 Metamorphosis in Insects
3.2 Mollusca
3.2.1 General charactekrs and classification up to class level.
3.2.2 Torsion in gastropods
3.2.3 Shell in mollusca
3.3 Echinodermata
3.3.1 General characters and classification up to class level.
3.3.2 Water-vascular system in Asteroidea
3.3.3 Trochophore larval: Structure and Evolutionary
Significance
Unit IV: Protochordates, Agnatha, Pisces and Amphibia (12 Hours)
4.1 Origin of Chordates
4.2 Protochordates: General features and Phylogeny.
4.3 General features of Agnatha and classification up to order level
4.4 Pisces
4.4.1 General features and Classification up to order level.
4.4.2 Osmoregulation in Fishes
4.5 Amphibia
4.5.1 General features and Classification up to order level.
4.5.2 Parental care in Amphibians
Unit V: Reptiles, Aves and Mammals (12 Hours)
5.1 Reptiles
5.1.1 General features and Classification up to order level.
5.1.2 Biting mechanism in snakes
5.2 Aves
5.2.1 General features and Classification up to order level.
5.2.2 Migration in birds
5.3 Mammals
5.3.1 Classification up to order level.
5.3.2 Evolution of Man.
SUGGESTED READINGS:
1. Text book of Zoology-Hymen series McGraw Hills.
2. Protozoology-Kudo, Books & Periodicals Corporation (India);.
3. Text-book of Zoology-Sedwick series. Central Book Depot.
4. Text-book of Zoology-Parker and Haswell Vol. I. Mac Millan& Co. 1986, New York.
5. Protozoology-Mackinen and Hawez, Canb University.
6. Treatise in Zoology-Lankester series.
7. Parasitic protozoa-Baker. Allen &Unwin, Inc. USA.
8. Human Helminthology-Faust, E.C, Lee and Febiger, Philadelphia.
9. Medical Parasitology- K. D. Charterjee
10. Helminthology- Kotpal
11. Arthropod Anatomy-Snod,.Grass. Principles of insect morphology (1935) Snodgrass, R.E.
McGraw Hill London, New York.
12. Invertebrale-Bordale and Potts. C.L.
13. Integrated principles of Zoology by Hickman, C.P. Jr., F.M. Hickman & L.S. Roberts. (Mosby
College Publ. St. Louis.).
14. Manual of Zoology Vol. I (Invertibrata) part I and II. Ayyar, E.K. & T.N. Ananlha-Krishnan (S.
Vishwanathan, Printers & Publ. Pvt. Ltd. Madras).
15. Invertebrate Zoology-Jordan,E.L. & P.S. Vemla (S. Chand & Co. Ltd. Madras).
16. Chordate Zoology- N. Arumugam, Vol. 2. SarasPlublication
17. Chordate Zoology-E.L.Jordan& P.S. Verma. S. Chand Limited
18. Chordate zoology- P.S. Dhami& J.K. Dhami (1981) (R. Chand & Co.)
19. Principles of anatomy and physiology-G.J.Tortora& N.P. Anagnostakos (1984) (Harper & Row
Publ., N.Y.).
20. Textbook of zoology, Vertebrates-A.J. Marshall (1995) (The McMillan Press Ltd., UK).
21. Modern textbook of Zoology (Vertebrates) -R.L.Kotpal (2000). (Rastogi Publ., Meerut).
22. Functional Anatomy of the Vertebrates: An Evolutionary Perspective- Liem, Karel F., William E.
Bemis, Warren F. Walker, Lance Grande (2001). Brooks Cole.
23. Advanced Chordate Zoology-Gurdarshan Singh & H. Bhaskar (2002). Campus Books.
24. Zoology for Degree Students- V.K. Agarwal, S. Chand & Co

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPER SETTERS AND CANDIDATES:
1. The question paper for Semester End Examination will consist of two parts:
a) Part A will comprise of short answer /objective type questions of 16 marks (five
questions of 2 marks and six questions of 1 mark each) covering all five units.
b) Part B will comprise of eight questions of 16 marks each with two questions each from
II, III, IV and V units. The students will have to attempt four questions selecting one
question from each unit. Each question of 16 marks will have two parts: (i) long answer
question of 12 marks (ii) short answer question/numerical problem of 4 marks each. The
duration of the examination will be 2.5 hours.
2. The Minor Test will be held for unit I of the syllabus. It will comprise of two parts:
a) Part A consists of three long answer questions of 5 marks each and students will have to
attempt any two.
b) Part B consists of seven short answer questions of 2 marks each and students will have
to attempt any five.