M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2017
First Semester
Zoology
ANIMAL DIVERSITY
(CBCS 2014 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 x 2 20)
Answer all questions.
1. Carolus Linnaeus.
2. Biological species concept.
3. Any three protozoan parasites.
4. Setae of Annelids.
5. Radula.
6. Torsion.
7. Tornaria larva.
8. Ampullae of Lorenzini.
9. Paedomorphosis.
10. Contour feathers.
Sub. Code
4MZO1C1
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Part B x 5 25)
Answer all questions, choosing either or
11. Write notes on cladogram.
Or
What are the difference between natural selection
and artificial selection?
12. Write notes on locomotion in Protozoa.
Or
Briefly describe about the classification of
Coelenterate with examples.
13. Explain about biramous appendages of
Crustaceans.
Or
Write notes on harmful and beneficial insects.
14. What are the economic importance of fishes?
Or
What are the general characters of vertebrates?
15. Describe about the functional adaptations of
reptiles.
Or
Write short notes on migration of birds.
Part C x 10 30)
Answer any three questions.
16. Describe about the different types of animal
classifications.
17. Write about the life cycle of any one Platyhelminthes
parasite.
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18. Explain about the water vascular system in
Echinodermata.
19. Describe about the structural and functional adaptations
of fishes.
20. What are the adaptations of birds for flight?
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