Diversity of Non-Chordates and Economic Zoology Paper-1 (English Edition) | B.Sc 5th Semester | Zoology Book

Unit

Topic

Total No. of

Lectures (60)

I

Protozoa to Coelenterate

·         Protozoa – Paramecium (Morphology and Reproduction)

·         Porifera – Sycon (Canal System)

·         Coelenterata – Obelia (Morphology and Reproduction)

7

II

Ctenophora to Nemathelminthes

·         Ctenophora - Salient features

·         Platyhelminthes - Taenia (Tape worm) (Morphology and Reproduction)

·         Nemathelminthes – Ascaris lumbricoides (Morphology and Reproduction)

7

III

Annelida

·         Annelida – Hirudinaria (Leech) (Morphology and Reproduction)

8

IV

Arthropoda

·         Arthropoda – Palaemon (Prawn) (Morphology, Appendages, Nervous System and Reproduction)

8

V

Mollusca to Hemichordata

·         Mollusca – Pila (Morphology, Shell, Respiration, Nervous System and Reproduction)

·         Echinodermata – Pentaceros (Morphology and Water Vascular System)

8

VI

Vectors and Pests

Life cycle and their control of following pests: Gundhi bug, Sugarcane leafhopper, Rodents, Termites and Mosquitoes and their control

8

VII

Economic Zoology-1

Animal breeding and culture: Pisciculture

7

VIII

Economic Zoology- 2

Sericulture, Apiculture, Lac-culture, Vermiculture

7

Unit

Topic

Total No. of

Lectures (60)

I

Study of animal specimens of various animal phyla.

1.        To prepare permanent stained slide of septal nephridia of earthworm.

2.        To take out the nerve ring of earthworm.

3.        To take out hastate plate from Palaemon.

15

II

1.        Study of animal specimens of various animal phyla

2.        Study on use and ethical handling of model organisms (Mice, rats, rabbit and pig).

3.        To prepare stained/unstained slide of placoid scales.

4.        Comparative study of bones of different vertebrates.

5.        Comparative study of histological slides of different tissues of vertebrates.

15

III

1.        Permanent Preparation of: Euglena, Paramecium

2.        Study of prepared slides/specimens of Entamoeba, Giardia, Leishmania, Trypanosoma, Plasmodium, Fasciola, Cotugnia, Taenia, Rallietina, Polystoma Schistosoma, Echinococcus, Enterobius, Ascaris and Ancylostoma

3.        Permanent Preparation of Cimex (bed bug)/ Pediculus (Louse), Haematopinus (cattle louse), fresh water annelids, arthropods; and soil arthropods.

4.        Larval stages of helminths and arthropods.

5.        Permanent mount of wings, mouth parts and developmental stages of mosquito and house fly. Permanent preparation of ticks/ mites, abdominal gills of aquatic insects viz. Chironomus larva, dragonfly and mayfly nymphs, preparation of antenna of housefly.

6.        Identification of pests.

7.        Life history of silkworm, honeybee and lac insect.

8.        Different types of important edible fishes of India.

9.        Slides of plant nematodes.

10.     Study of an aquatic ecosystem, its biotic components and food chain.

11.     Project Report/ model chart making.

12.     Dissections: through multimedia / models

13.     Cockroach: Central nervous system

14.     Wallago: Afferent and efferent branchial vessels, Cranial nerves, Weberian ossicles.

15

IV

Virtual Labs (Suggestive sites)

15