SYALLABUS of PAHUNT - 2012 (Zoology)

ZOOLOGY 

MULTICELLULARITY-  STRUCTURE  AND  FUNCTION  OF  ANIMAL LIFE:

-  Structure  and  function  of  animal  tissues  epithelial,  connective  muscular, skeletal and nerve.

- Histology of mammalian organs - stomach, intestine, liver, kidney, lung, testes and ovary.

- Structure and physiology of different organ systems of human body. Skin, digestive system, respiratory system, circulatory system.

- Skeleton, joints, muscles on the basic of movement receptors.

- Endocrine system with special reference to various endocrine glands of man and hormonal co ordination.

- Vitamins and minerals ( source and disorders due to deficiencies). DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS:

- Female reproductive cycle in mammals. Gametogenesis alongwith structure of sperm and ovum. Types of eggs, fertilization, types of cleavage and blastula, development  of  mammals  upto  three  garminal  layers.  Foetal  membrane structure and functions.

- Growth, repair, ageing, amniocentesis.

- Chromosomes, types of chromosome, human karyotype and chromosomal abnormalities  and  syndromes,  hormonal,  chromosomal  and  genic  balance theory of sex determination, sex linkage and sex linked inheritance in man, blood group and their significance, blood bank.

- Tissue culture, genetic engineering ( brief idea), mutation gene mutation.

-  Human  population  natality  mortality,  sex  ratio  population,  explosion, dynamics  of  human  life  with  respect  to  food  supply,  housing  health  and standard of living impact of population problems and their control.

TAXONOMY EVOLUTION ECONOMIC ZOOLOGY:

-  Classification-  bionomial  and  trinomial  nomenclature,  basic  features  of classification,  classification  of  different  animal  phyla  upto  classes  with characters and suitable examples.

- Origin of life, theories of organic  evolution- Darwin,  Lamarck,  synthetic evidence of organic evolution, human evolution.

- Economic zoology/sericulture, apiculture, lac culture, poultry, fishery and pearl industry.

- Protozaon disease in relation to man, insect carrying diseases in relation to man.

- Cancer types of cancer and cancer cell communicable diseases  (Hepatitis, AIDS) . STD, immune response, vaccines and antisera allergies.

- Smoking, alcoholism and drug addition, symptoms and control.

- Wild conservation.

- Pesticides - users, advantages and hazards.