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Here is the syllabus of zoology honours at LNMU.

Group A :- Animal Diversity-1

1. Classification Salient features and classification of major invertebrate phyla up to orders.

2. Protozoa:

(a) Structure & Life-cycle of Paramoecium Structure. Life cycle & pathogenicity of Trypanosoma gambiense and Entamoeba histolytica.

(b) Nutrition

(c) Reproduction

3. Evolution of Metazoa.

4. Canal system in sponges.

5. Cnidaria Morphology and Life history of obelia. Polymorphism, Corals and Coral reefs.

6. Ctenophora Structure and affinities.

7. Platyhelminthes Structure. Lite cycle and pathogenicity of Taenia solium. Parasitism and Parasitic adaptations.

8. Nemathelminthes Structure, Life cycle, and pathogenicity of Ascaris lumbricoides and Wuchereria bancrofti

9. Annelida: Haemocoelomic system in leech and excretory system in annelids.

10. Mollusca Torsion and detorsion in Gastropoda, Pearl formation.

11. Echinodermata Water Vascular system in starfish. Larval forms.

And for Group B:- (Environmental Biology and Animal Behavior)

1. Laws of limiting factors.

2. Ecosystem Types and components of a freshwater ecosystem, Food chain. Food web, Ecological pyramids, and Energy flow through an ecosystem.

3. Biodiversity and Conservation of Wild Life.

4. Toxicology Definition, types of toxicants and their nature.

5. Ethology Concept, origin and historical background.

6. Learning Types of learning. Mechanism of learning.

7. Social behavior in insects.

8. Rainwater harvesting.

9. Pheromones.

10. Altruism and selfishness.

PAPER-2

GROUP-1 (Animal Diversity II)

1. Origin of chordates. Hemichordata.

2. General characters and classification of urochordate and Cephalochordata. Retrogressive metamorphosis in herdmania.

3. Herd mania. classification of Cyclostomes. Agnatha General Characters and Petromyzon.

4. Pisces General characters of Chondrichthyes and Osteichthyes and classification up to order, Migration and respiration.

5. Amphibia General characters and classification up to order. Origin. Parental care, Neoteny.

6. Reptilia General characters and classification up to order. The biting mechanism in a snake. Skeletal peculiarities of Chelonia.

7. Aves, General characters and classification up to order, Flight adaptations, Origin and Migration of birds.

8. Mammals: General characters and activities of Prototheria and Metatheria. Adaptive radiation and Dentition.

Group-B (Developmental Biology)

1.Gametogenesis, Spermatogenesis, and Oogenesis.

2. Types of eggs.

3.Fertilization.

4.Types and Patterns of cleavage.

5.Fate maps in Frog & Chick.

6.Gastrulation in Frog and Chick up to the formation of three germinal layers.

7. Extra- embryonic membranes in birds.

8. Structure, Types and Functions of Placenta.

9. Elementary knowledge of primary organizer.

10.Parthenogenesis.

So keep studying keep growing.

All the best for future!

Thanks.