Zoology Syllabus

Classification of the animal kingdom into principal groups, distinguishing features of the various classes.
The structure, habits, and life-history of the following nonchordate types.

Amoeba, malarial parasite, a sponge, hydra, liver-fluke, tapeworm, roundworm, earthworm, leech, cockroach, housefly, mosquito, scorpion, fresh-water mussel, pond snail and starfish (External characters only).

Economic importance of insects; Bionomics and life-history of the following insects; termite, locust, honey bee and silk moth.
Classification of Chordate upto orders.

The structure and comparative anatomy of the following chordate types: Branchiostoma: Scolidon; Frog; Uromastix or any other lizard (skeleton of varanus); pigeon (skeleton of fowl); and rabbit, rat or squirrel.

Elementary knowledge of the histologyˇ and physiology of the various organs of the animal body with reference to frog and rabbit. Endocrine glands and their functions.

Outlines of the development of frog and chick, structure and functions of the mammalian placenta.

General principles of evolution, variations, heredity; adaptation; recapitulation hypothesis, Mendelian inheritance, asexual and sexual modes of reproduction; parthenogenesis, metamorphosis, alternation of generations.

Ecological and geological distribution of animals with special reference to the Indian fauna. Wildlife of India, including poisonous and non-poisonous snakes; game Birds.