Assam University BSC Zoology Syllabus Honours 2nd sem (Paper-I)

Assam University BSC Zoology Syllabus Honours 2nd sem (Paper-I)

2nd Semester 

Paper ZOOH -201 (THEORY) 

(Non Chordates II) 

Full Marks : 35 

Pass Marks: 12 

Unit - I 

Annelida 

i) Salient features & classification of Annelida upto orderwith example.
ii) External morphology, digestive & urinogenital systems of Leech.

Unit -II 

Arthropoda 

I) Salient features & classification of Arthropoda upto order with example.
ii) External morphology, digestive, respiratory systems of Prawn.
iii) Social life in insects. -

Unit - III

]Mollusca 

i) Salient features & classification of Mollusca up to order with example.
ii) External morphology, digestive, circulatory, respiratory & nervous systems of Pila.
iii) Torsion & Detorsion in Mollusca.

Unit -IV 

Echinodermata 

i) Salient features & classification of Echinodermata up to order with examples.
ii) External morphology & Life Cycle of Starfish.
iii) Water Vascular system in Echinodermata.

Unit - V 

Key Notes in Non-chordates 

I) Structure & affinities of Ctenophora.
ii) Structural peculiarities & affinities of Onychophora.
iii) Flight in insects.
iv) Larval forms in Crustacea.
v) Distinctive characters & economic importance of Rotifers.

Distribution of Marks :- 

• Unit-I - 7 
• Unit-Il - 7 
• Unit-Ill - 7 
• Unit-lV - 7 
• Unit-V - 7 

TOTAL - 35

Paper II
Paper III
Practical