4 - Animal Diversity - II : Chordata

4.0 Phylum : Chordata

4.1 Sub phylum: Urochordata - Cephalochordata

4.2 Sub phylum : Vertebrata

4.3 Super class: Agnatha

4.3.1 Class Cyclostomata

4.4 Super class: Gnathostomata

4.4.1 Super class pisces

4.4.2 Class: Chondricthyes

4.4.3 Class: Osteichthyes

4.5 Tetrapoda

4.5.1 Class: Amphibia

4.5.2 Class: Reptilia

4.5.3 Class: Aves

4.5.4 Class: Mammalia

1 - Diversity of Living World

1.1 What is life?

1.2 Nature, Scope & Meaning of Zoology

1.3 Branches of Zoology

1.4 Need for Classification- Zoos as Tools for the Study of Taxonomy

1.5 Basic Principles of Classification: Biological System of Classification

1.6 Levels or Hierarchy of Classification

1.7 Nomenclature – Bi & Trinominal

1.8 Species Concept

1.9 Kingdom Animalia

1.10 Biodiversity – Meaning and Distribution (Genetic Diversity, Species Diversity, Ecosystem Diversity (Alpha, Beta and Gama), Other Attributes of Biodiversity, Role of Biodiversity, Threats to Biodiversity, Methods of Conservation, IUCN Red Data Books, Conservation of Wild Life in India – Legislation, Preservation, Organisations, Threatened Species

1.10 Biodiversity – Meaning and Distribution (Genetic Diversity, Species Diversity, Ecosystem Diversity (Alpha, Beta and Gama), Other Attributes of Biodiversity, Role of Biodiversity, Threats to Biodiversity, Methods of Conservation, IUCN Red Data Books, Conservation of Wild Life in India – Legislation, Preservation, Organisations, Threatened Species

1.10 Biodiversity – Meaning and Distribution (Genetic Diversity, Species Diversity, Ecosystem Diversity (Alpha, Beta and Gama), Other Attributes of Biodiversity, Role of Biodiversity, Threats to Biodiversity, Methods of Conservation, IUCN Red Data Books, Conservation of Wild Life in India – Legislation, Preservation, Organisations, Threatened Species

1.10 Biodiversity – Meaning and Distribution (Genetic Diversity, Species Diversity, Ecosystem Diversity (Alpha, Beta and Gama), Other Attributes of Biodiversity, Role of Biodiversity, Threats to Biodiversity, Methods of Conservation, IUCN Red Data Books, Conservation of Wild Life in India – Legislation, Preservation, Organisations, Threatened Species

1.10 Biodiversity – Meaning and Distribution (Genetic Diversity, Species Diversity, Ecosystem Diversity (Alpha, Beta and Gama), Other Attributes of Biodiversity, Role of Biodiversity, Threats to Biodiversity, Methods of Conservation, IUCN Red Data Books, Conservation of Wild Life in India – Legislation, Preservation, Organisations, Threatened Species

1.10 Biodiversity – Meaning and Distribution (Genetic Diversity, Species Diversity, Ecosystem Diversity (Alpha, Beta and Gama), Other Attributes of Biodiversity, Role of Biodiversity, Threats to Biodiversity, Methods of Conservation, IUCN Red Data Books, Conservation of Wild Life in India – Legislation, Preservation, Organisations, Threatened Species

1.10 Biodiversity – Meaning and Distribution (Genetic Diversity, Species Diversity, Ecosystem Diversity (Alpha, Beta and Gama), Other Attributes of Biodiversity, Role of Biodiversity, Threats to Biodiversity, Methods of Conservation, IUCN Red Data Books, Conservation of Wild Life in India – Legislation, Preservation, Organisations, Threatened Species

1.10 Biodiversity – Meaning and Distribution (Genetic Diversity, Species Diversity, Ecosystem Diversity (Alpha, Beta and Gama), Other Attributes of Biodiversity, Role of Biodiversity, Threats to Biodiversity, Methods of Conservation, IUCN Red Data Books, Conservation of Wild Life in India – Legislation, Preservation, Organisations, Threatened Species

1.10 Biodiversity – Meaning and Distribution (Genetic Diversity, Species Diversity, Ecosystem Diversity (Alpha, Beta and Gama), Other Attributes of Biodiversity, Role of Biodiversity, Threats to Biodiversity, Methods of Conservation, IUCN Red Data Books, Conservation of Wild Life in India – Legislation, Preservation, Organisations, Threatened Species

1.10 Biodiversity – Meaning and Distribution (Genetic Diversity, Species Diversity, Ecosystem Diversity (Alpha, Beta and Gama), Other Attributes of Biodiversity, Role of Biodiversity, Threats to Biodiversity, Methods of Conservation, IUCN Red Data Books, Conservation of Wild Life in India – Legislation, Preservation, Organisations, Threatened Species

1.10 Biodiversity – Meaning and Distribution (Genetic Diversity, Species Diversity, Ecosystem Diversity (Alpha, Beta and Gama), Other Attributes of Biodiversity, Role of Biodiversity, Threats to Biodiversity, Methods of Conservation, IUCN Red Data Books, Conservation of Wild Life in India – Legislation, Preservation, Organisations, Threatened Species

2 - Structural Organisation in Animals

2.1 Levels of Organization, Multicellularity: Diploblastic & Triploblastic Conditions

2.1 Levels of Organization, Multicellularity: Diploblastic & Triploblastic Conditions

2.1 Levels of Organization, Multicellularity: Diploblastic & Triploblastic Conditions

2.2 Asymmetry, Symmetry: Radial Symmetry, and Bilateral Symmetry

2.2 Asymmetry, Symmetry: Radial Symmetry, and Bilateral Symmetry

2.2 Asymmetry, Symmetry: Radial Symmetry, and Bilateral Symmetry

2.2 Asymmetry, Symmetry: Radial Symmetry, and Bilateral Symmetry

2.3 Acoelomates, Pseudocoelomates and Eucoelomates :- Schizo & Entero coelomates

2.4. Tissues: Epithelial, Connective, Muscular and Nervous tissues

3 - Animal Diversity - I : Invertebratephyla

3.0. General Characters – Strictly restrict to 8 Salient Features only; Classification up to Classes with Two or Three examples – Brief account only

3.1 Porifera

3.2 Cnidaria

3.3 Ctenophora

3.4 Platyhelminthes

3.5 Nematoda

3.6 Annelida

3.7 Arthropoda

3.8 Mollusca

3.9 Echinodermata

3.10.Hemichordata

5 - Locomotion & Reproduction in Protozoa

5.1 Locomotion: Definition, Types of Locomotor Structures Pseudopodia

5.1 Locomotion: Definition, Types of Locomotor Structures Pseudopodia

5.2 Flagellar & Ciliary Movement – Effective & Recovery strokes in Euglena, Synchronal & Metachronal Movements in Paramecium

5.2 Flagellar & Ciliary Movement – Effective & Recovery strokes in Euglena, Synchronal & Metachronal Movements in Paramecium

5.2 Flagellar & Ciliary Movement – Effective & Recovery strokes in Euglena, Synchronal & Metachronal Movements in Paramecium

5.3 Reproduction: Definition, Types. Asexual Reproduction: Transverse Binary Fission in Paramecium & Longitudinal Binary Fission in Euglena. Multiple Fission

5.3 Reproduction: Definition, Types. Asexual Reproduction: Transverse Binary Fission in Paramecium & Longitudinal Binary Fission in Euglena. Multiple Fission

5.4.Sexual Reproduction.

5.4.Sexual Reproduction.

6 - Biology and Human Welfare

6.1 Parasitism and Parasitic Adaptation

6.1 Parasitism and Parasitic Adaptation

6.2 Health and Disease: Introduction, Life Cycle, Pathogenecity, Treatment & Prevention - 1 Entamoeba Histolytica

6.2.2. Plasmodium Vivax

6.2.3 Ascaris Lumbricoides

6.2.4 Wuchereria Bancrofti

6.3 Brief account of Pathogenecity, Treatment & Prevention of Typhoid, Pneumonia, Common Cold, & Ring Worm.

6.3 Brief account of Pathogenecity, Treatment & Prevention of Typhoid, Pneumonia, Common Cold, & Ring Worm.

6.3 Brief account of Pathogenecity, Treatment & Prevention of Typhoid, Pneumonia, Common Cold, & Ring Worm.

6.3 Brief account of Pathogenecity, Treatment & Prevention of Typhoid, Pneumonia, Common Cold, & Ring Worm.

6.4 Drugs and Alcohol Abuse

7 - Type Study of Periplaneta Americana

7.1 Habitat and Habits

7.2 External Features

7.3 Locomotion

7.4 Digestive System

7.5 Respiratory System

7.6 Circulatory System

7.7 Excretory System

7.8 Nervous System – Sense Organs, Structure of Ommatidium

7.9 Reproductive System

8 - Ecology & Environment

8.1 Organisms and Environment: Ecology, Population, Communities, Habitat, Niche, Biome and Ecosphere

8.2 Ecosystem: Elementary Aspects Only Abiotic Factors- Light, Temperature & Water, Ecological Adaptations

8.2 Ecosystem: Elementary Aspects Only Abiotic Factors- Light, Temperature & Water, Ecological Adaptations

8.3 Population Interactions

8.4 Ecosystems: Types, Components, Lake Ecosystem

8.4 Ecosystems: Types, Components, Lake Ecosystem

8.5 Food Chains, Food Web, Productivity and Energy Flow in Ecosystem, Ecological Pyramids – Pyramids of Numbers, Biomass and Energy

8.5 Food Chains, Food Web, Productivity and Energy Flow in Ecosystem, Ecological Pyramids – Pyramids of Numbers, Biomass and Energy

8.5 Food Chains, Food Web, Productivity and Energy Flow in Ecosystem, Ecological Pyramids – Pyramids of Numbers, Biomass and Energy

8.5 Food Chains, Food Web, Productivity and Energy Flow in Ecosystem, Ecological Pyramids – Pyramids of Numbers, Biomass and Energy

8.5 Food Chains, Food Web, Productivity and Energy Flow in Ecosystem, Ecological Pyramids – Pyramids of Numbers, Biomass and Energy

8.6 Nutritient Cycling – Carbon, Nitrogen, & Phosphorous Cycles

8.6 Nutritient Cycling – Carbon, Nitrogen, & Phosphorous Cycles

8.7 Population Attributes: Growth, Natality and Mortality, Age Distribution, Population Regulation

8.7 Population Attributes: Growth, Natality and Mortality, Age Distribution, Population Regulation

8.7 Population Attributes: Growth, Natality and Mortality, Age Distribution, Population Regulation

8.7 Population Attributes: Growth, Natality and Mortality, Age Distribution, Population Regulation

8.7 Population Attributes: Growth, Natality and Mortality, Age Distribution, Population Regulation