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    WBCS Exe Etc Exam Main Optional Subject Zoology Syllabus

    Paper – I :

    Group A :

    Short/objective questions.Continue Reading WBCS Exe Etc Exam Main Optional Subject Zoology Syllabus
    This group will cover the whole content of the Paper (I)

    Group B : Non-Chordata & Chordata

    01. Outline classifications of Protozoa upto Phyla
    02. Outline classifications of Porifera to Hemichordata upto classes.
    03. Classification of chordata upto orders.
    Non Chordata Locomotion in Protozoa Annelida, Insecta & Mollusca,
    Excretion and Osmoregulation in Cnidaria , Annelida, Arthropoda & Mollusca.
    Sense organs in Mollusca and Arthropoda.

    Specialized Features:

    Conjugation in ciliates
    Polymorphism in Siphonophora,Notochord, Coral reefs: types and formation
    Evolutionary position of Onychophora, Limulus
    Social Organisation in insects – Honey bee & Termites
    Chordata Specialized Features:
    Ciliary mode of feeding in lower chordates.Endrocrine glands in insects.
    Integumentary derivatives in mammals.
    Comparative anatomy of heart, aortic arches & Kidney
    Respiratory structure and function in fish, bird and mammals, Coelom In Annelids.
    Ruminant stomach.Human and Animal viruses.
    Evolutionary position of Sphenodon and Monotremata
    Poison apparatus, Biting mechanism and types of poison in snakes.
    Retrogressive metamorphosis, Neoteny and paedogenesis.
    Migration of Birds
    Aerodynamics in birds flight.
    Echolocation in Chiroptera and Caetacea, Echinodermata.

    Group C : Ecology, Biodiversity and Ethology

    Energy flow, Population Dynamics — Growth forms, mortality, natality, population density regulation.
    Niche concept and resource Partitioning, Wildlife
    Ecological succession.

    Pollution :

    Green house effect, Pollutants types and nature. Acute and chronic toxicity due to air and water pollution.
    Innate and learned behaviour, FAP (Fixed Action Plan), Selfishness, Co-operation, Altruism and Kinship

    Biodiversity :

    Definition, Levels, values, in-situ and Ex-situ conservation,National Parks And Bioshpere Reserves, Hot spots, megadiversity
    countries, Biopiracy.
    Wildlife management strategies with reference to Tiger, Rhino and Elephant,
    Elementary concept on remote sensing for sustainable diversity.
    Systematics and Quantitative Biology
    Codes of Zoological nomenclature, species concept, phenetics and cladistics.
    Measure of Central Tendency, Probability, Student t test Chi square, ANOVA, Goodness of fit.

    Paper – II :

    Group A : Short/objective questions.

    This group will cover the whole content of the Paper (II)

    Group B :

    Cell Biology & Genetics :

    Ultra structure & functioning of – Plasmamembrane, Golgi complex, Mitochondria, ER, Lysosome, Mitochondria, Chromosome, Nucleosome, Cell cycle.

    Allele :

    Types, ABO blood group, Bombay phenotype, 3 point chromosome mapping in diploid with
    problems. Autosomal & sex linked inheritance in Drosophila & Man, Sex determinations in Drosophila & Man.Cytoplasmic Inheritance,  Replication, Transcription and m RNA processing & Translation in prokaryots. Operon concept – Lac & Tryptophan, Mutations & Mutagenesis, Down, Klinefelter and Turner syndrome, Albinisim, Sickle cell anaemia, Thalassemia, Recombinant DNA :Vector, Vaccination , Principle of cloning, Restriction Endonucleases
    Transgenic animals. Role of protooncogene & Tumor Supressor Genes. Human Genome Project.

    Histology & Endocrinology :

    Histology :

    Cell types and functions. Pituitary, endocrine pancreas, gonads, Thyroid, adrenal.
    Mechanism of hormone action, Basic concept of cell signalling. Hormonal control of reproductive cycles in mammals, Physiology of digestion. General idea of insect endocrine glands and their function.

    Physiology & Biochemistry :

    Enzymes :

    Classes, kinetics and factors affecting enzyme action.

    Osmoregulation :

    Types and mechanism in aquatic vertebrates.

    Macromolecules :

    Protein, fat & carbohydrates. Glycolysis, pentose phosphate pathway, Transamination & oxidative and non-oxidative deamination. Role of haemoglobin in oxygen & carbon di oxide transport, Catabolite Repression , Foetal haemoglobin, Genetic Engineering ,Physiology of nerve impulse and propagation, Muscular contraction, Vitamines.
    Principles and use of instruments – Spectrophotometer, ATP generation, TLC, RAPD, RFLP, PCR, ELISA , DNA finger printing.

    Group C :

    Developmental Biology
    Gametogenesis, fertilization, IVF basic concept, cleavage-types and examples. Gastrulation in frog and chick.
    Organizer, induction and competence. Placenta : Types and formation. Organogenesis : Eye and heart.

    Evolution & adaptation :

    Origin of life, natural selection : modern view, Neutral theory.
    Evolution : Elephant, Horse & Man, Migratory Restlessness.
    Hardy Weinberg equilibrium and factors affecting it.Fossils And Its Importance
    Fossilization, Zoogeographical realms, continental drift, Adaptive features of Aquatic, Volant and desert animals. Mimicry and colouration, Mammalian hybrids.

    Economic Zoology :

    Pisciculture, Apiculture, Sericulture & Poultry. Types of cattle breed in India.
    Common pests of paddy, wheat and jute – damage & control, IPM, Pest control.
    Parasitology & Immunology : Morphology, Life-cycle, Pathogenecity and control of Plasmodium, Leishmania, Taenia, Fasciola, Ancylostoma & Wuchereria, Obelia. Immunoglobulin classification, T & B cell cooperation. T cell receptors, cytokines, complements. Antigen-antibody reaction. Principles and importance of vaccination. Pathophysiology of Tuberculosis, Types of virus.

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