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MAR IVANIOS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
Reg. No. :.………………… Name :.………………….
Third Semester B.Sc. Degree Examination, November 2016
First Degree Programme under CBCSS
Core Course: Zoology II
AUZO341: Methodology and Perspectives of Science and Zoology
for 2014 Admissions Improvement Only
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 80
SECTION A
Answer ALL questions in one or two sentences.
1. What is robotics
2. Define median.
3. What is meant by hypothesis
4. What is fixation
5. Define species.
6. Differentiate between Deductive reasoning and Inductive reasoning.
7. Give two applications of Camera Lucida.
8. What is frequency polygon
9. Explain the term Bioethics.
10. What is null hypothesis
(10 1 10 Marks)
SECTION B
Answer any EIGHT questions, each in a short paragraph not exceeding 50 words.
11. What is the difference between SEM and TEM
12. Give two applications of spectrophotometer.
13. Explain plagiarism.
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14. What is instrumental error
15. Explain biased observation.
16. What is meant by Data collection
17. What is the principle of Homonymy
18. Write down the principle of colorimeter.
19. What are taxonomic aids
20. Give the uses of autoradiography.
21. What is meant by blue revolution
22. What is patent
2 16 Marks)
SECTION C
Answer any SIX questions, each in a paragraph not exceeding 120 words.
23. Explain depositories of scientific information.
24. Explain the principle of chromatography.
25. List the major disciplines of Science.
26. Write a note on new trends in Taxonomy.
27. Give an account on different types of graphs.
28. Describe different types of centrifuges.
29. Give a short account on different branches of Zoology.
30. What do you understand by sampling
31. List out the various steps in scientific method.
4 24 Marks)
SECTION D
Answer any TWO questions, not exceeding four pages.
32. Write an essay on phase contrast microscopy. Give its advantages.
33. Outline the major steps involved in histological preparation of specimens for light microscopy.
34. Briefly explain the various kinds of Data presentation.
35. Define Taxonomy. Explain nomenclature and principles.
15 30 Marks)