SYLLABUS & PROGRAMME STRUCTURE Zoology (Honours) (Choice Based Credit System) (Effective from the Academic Session 2017-2018) Second Semester MAHARAJA BIR BIKRAM UNIVERSITY AGARTALA, TRIPURA: 799004
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE Structure of Proposed CBCS Syllabus B.A/B.Sc/B.Com Honours. Semester Core Course (14) Honours Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course (AECC) (2) Skill Enhancement Course (SEC) (2) Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) (4) Generic Elective (GE) (4) 1 C1 C2 2 C3 C4 3 C5 C6 C7 4 C8 C9 C10 5 C11 C12 6 C13 C14 AECC1: Environmental Science AECC2 : (English/MIL (Communication) SEC1 SEC2 DSE1 DSE2 DSE3 DSE4 GE1 (Paper-I of selected subject other than Hons subject) GE2 (Paper-II of selected subject other than Hons subject) GE3 (Paper-III of selected subject other than Hons subject) GE4 (Paper-IV of selected subject other than Hons subject) 1
Semester-II Core Course - Paper III NON-CHORDATES II: COELOMATES TOTAL MARKS 100 (Theory 70, Practical-30) No. of classes Unit 1 Coelomata: Evolution of coelom and metamerism in coelomates. 15 Annelida: a) General characteristics and Classification up to classes. b) Excretion in Annelida with reference to Pheretima, Neries and Hirudinaria. Unit 2 Arthropoda: 15 a) General characteristics and Classification up to classes. b) Respiration in Arthropoda with reference to trachea, bookgill and booklung. c) Metamorphosis in Insects. d) Social life in bees and termites. Onychophora: General characteristics and evolutionary significance. Unit 3 Mollusca: 15 a) General characteristics and Classification up to classes. b) Respiration in molluscs with reference to Pila, Achatina & Lamellidens. c) Torsion and detorsion in Gastropoda. d) General organization of trochophore larva. e) Pearl formation in bivalves. Unit 4 Echinodermata: 15 General characteristics and Classification up to classes. Water-vascular system in Asterias. Larval forms in Echinodermata Hemichordata: a) General organization of Balanoglossus/Sacoglossus. b) Affinities with Echinodermata and Chordata. Note: Internal Assessment/Evaluation of 10 marks based on the above study material. 6
PRACTICAL NON-CHORDATES II: COELOMATES 1. Identification with reason (at least one principal character for every step of taxonomic hierarchy plus 2-3 chracteristic features of the specimen concerned): Annelida: Aphrodite, Nereis, Sabella, Serpula, Chaetopterus, Pheretima, Hirudinaria. Arthropoda: Daphnia, Palaemon, Balanus, Cancer, Eupagurus, Scolopendra, Julus, Bombyx, Periplaneta, Termes and Apis. Arachnida: Araneus, Buthus. Merostomata (Xiphosura): Tachypleus/Carcinoscorpius (Indian Horseshoe Crabs). Onychophora: Peripatus. Mollusca: Chiton, Dentalium, Pila, Achatina, Doris, Unio, Pinctada, Sepia, Loligo, Octopus. Echinodermata: Asterias, Ophiura, Echinus, Cucumaria and Antedon. Hemichordata: Balanoglossus/Sacoglossus. 2. Mount of mouth parts of Periplaneta and Mosqutoe. 3. Dissection of digestive system and nervous system of Periplaneta. 4. Submission of Project Report on Social insects (Termites/Bees). Note: Only topic no. 4 should be selected for the Internal Assessment and these may not be repeated in final examination. He/she will also attend a brief written examination for Internal Assessment (Marks 5+5=10). SUGGESTED READINGS 4. Ruppert, A. E. and Barnes, R.D. (2006). Invertebrate Zoology, VIII Edition. Holt Saunders International Edition. 5. Barnes, R.S.K., Calow, P., Olive, P.J.W., Golding, D.W. and Spicer, J.I. (2002). The Invertebrates: A New Synthesis, III Edition, Blackwell Science 6. Barrington, E.J.W. (1979). Invertebrate Structure and Functions. II Edition, E.L.B.S.and Nelson, SUGGESTED READINGS FOR PRACTICAL 1. Poddar, T. K., Mukhopadhyay & S.K.Das. 2015. An Advanced Laboratory Manual of Zoology, Laxmi Publicaton, New Delhi ( Prev. Publn.@2002 Macmillan Publishers India Ltd, New Delhi). 2. Verma & Srivastava. 2015, Advanced Practical Zoology, S. Chand Pub., New Delhi. 3. Sinha, Chatterjee & Chattopadhyay. 2010. Advanced Practical Zoology, Books & Allied Pub. Kolkata. 4. Chatterjee, A.K. & Chakraborti, C. 2010. Practical Zoology (Part-I,II & III), Nirmala Library, Kolkata. 5. Banerjee, V. 1992. Invertebrate Practical Zoology, Bharati Bhawan, Kolkata. 6. Chattopadhyay, A.K. and C. Chakraborti. 2010. Baybaharic Pranividya (Bengali), Nirmala Library, Kolkata. 7. Ghosh, K.C. and B. Manna. 1991. Practical Zoology, New Central Book Agency, Kolkata. 7
Semester-II Core Course - Paper IV CELL BIOLOGY TOTAL MARKS 100 (Theory 70, Practical-30) No. of classes Unit 1 Overview of Cells: 15 Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells, Virus, Viroids, Mycoplasma, Prions. Plasma Membrane: Structure of plasma membrane with reference to Fluid Mosaic Model. Transport across membranes: Active, Passive and Facilitated transport. Cell junctions: Tight junctions, Desmosomes and Gap junctions Unit 2 Endomembrane System: 15 Structure and functions of Endoplasmic Reticulum, Golgi apparatus, Lysosome and Peroxisome. Mitochondria: a) Structure (Semi-autonomous nature, Endosymbiotic hypothesis). b) Function (Oxidative phosphorylation /ETC). Unit 3 Cytoskeleton: 15 Structure and Functions: Microtubules, Microfilaments and Intermediate filaments. Nucleus: a) Structural organization (Nuclear envelope, nuclear pore complex, Nucleolus). b) Chromatin: Euchromatin and Hetrochromatin, Nucleosome Model. Unit 4 Cell Division: 15 a) Cell cycle and its regulation. b) Mitosis with significance. c) Meiosis with significance. Note: Internal Assessment/Evaluation of 10 marks based on the above study material. 8
PRACTICAL CELL BIOLOGY 1. Preparation of temporary stained squash of onion (Allium cepa) root tip to study various stages of mitosis. 2. Study of various stages of meiosis with permanent slides. 3. Preparation and identification of human Barr body female blood cells / buccal mucosal cells. 4. Preparation of an album on Plasmalemma and any one of the Cell Organelles with suitable sketches/drawings/microphotographs alongwith brief illustration. Note: Topic No. 4 as stated should be selected / considered for the Internal Assessment along with oral interaction (marks: 5+5=10) and this Topic will not be repeated in final examination. SUGGESTED READINGS 1. Karp, G. (2010). Cell and Molecular Biology: Concepts and Experiments. VI Edition. John Wiley and Sons. Inc. 2. De Robertis, E.D.P. and De Robertis, E.M.F. (2006). Cell and Molecular Biology. VIII Edition. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia. 3. Cooper, G.M. and Hausman, R.E. (2009). The Cell: A Molecular Approach. V Edition. ASM Press and Sunderland, Washington, D.C.; Sinauer Associates, MA 4. Becker, W.M., Kleinsmith, L.J., Hardin. J. and Bertoni, G. P. (2009). The World of the Cell. VII Edition. Pearson Benjamin Cummings Publishing, San Francisco. 5. Bruce Albert, Bray Dennis, Levis Julian, Raff Martin, Roberts Keith and Watson James (2008). Molecular Biology of the Cell, V Edition, Garland publishing Inc., New York and London. SUGGESTED READINGS FOR PRACTICAL 1. Poddar, T. K., Mukhopadhyay & S.K.Das. 2015. An Advanced Laboratory Manual of Zoology, Laxmi Publicaton, New Delhi ( Prev. Publn.@2002 Macmillan Publishers India Ltd, New Delhi). 2. Verma & Srivastava. 2015, Advanced Practical Zoology, S. Chand Pub., New Delhi. 3. Sinha, Chatterjee & Chattopadhyay. 2010. Advanced Practical Zoology, Books & Allied Pub. Kolkata. 4. Banerjee, V. 1992. Invertebrate Practical Zoology, Bharati Bhawan, Kolkata. 5. Chattopadhyay, A.K. and C. Chakraborti. 2010. Baybaharic Pranividya (Bengali), Nirmala Library, Kolkata. 6. Ghosh, K.C. and B. Manna. 1991. Practical Zoology, New Central Book Agency, Kolkata. 9