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Zoology

100 marks · 3 hours · 7 questions
This paper Zoology · all yearsQ. 2 · How has the role of…Q. 3 · How the ecology of Arthropod…Q. 4 · How members of Hemichordata are…Q. 5 · Explain in detail the digestion…Q. 6 · One of the important functions…Q. 7 · Describe the synthesis, transport and…Q. 8 · Write short notes on any…With this paper← 20162018 →
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Q. 2

How has the role of forests been identified in mitigating climate change? What are the various mechanisms designed in this regard? Also describe various controversies attached to these mechanisms?

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Q. 3

How the ecology of Arthropod vectors and their breeding habitats may be manipulated at different levels to introduce novel strategies for integrated pest management?

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Q. 4

How members of Hemichordata are different from Chordates? Highlight Phylogenetic significance of different classes of Hemichordata.

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Q. 5

Explain in detail the digestion of carbohydrates and fats in various segments of the gastrointestinal tract in simple stomach animals.

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Q. 6

One of the important functions of the hypothalamus is to link the nervous system to the endocrine system via the pituitary gland (hypophysis). Enlist the releasing factors/hormones of hypothalamus and explain their effects on target cells/tissue/glands.

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Q. 7

Describe the synthesis, transport and functions of thyroid hormones. How the secretion of thyroid hormones is regulated in hyper-and-hypo thyrodism?

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Q. 8

Write short notes on any FOUR of the following:

  1. (a)Control of nematode parasites [5]
  2. (b)Neo-Darwinian theory [5]
  3. (c)Adaptability pattern of mammals [5]
  4. (d)Advantages and disadvantages of allosteric regulation versus covalent modification [5]
  5. (e)Concept of second messenger in hormone action [5]
  6. (f)Adaptation of fishes in cold and hot water [5]
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