DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.Sc. (Zoology) DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2016.
ANIMAL DIVERSITY
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
PART A — × 8 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE of the following in about 300 words each.
1. Write the phylogeny of cridaria.
2. Write a note on adaptive radiation of platyhelminthes.
3. Write a note on the hierarchical organization of animal
complexicity.
4. What are the taxonomic characters of the phylum
arthropode?
5. Write how the segmented worms adaptate in various
conditions.
6. Write a note on the origin of bony fishes.
7. Write about the differences of vertebrates and
invertebrates.
8. How do birds migrate and explain their navigation
techniques?
PART B — × 15 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions in about 500 words each.
9. Write about the development of classification through
linnaeus invention.
10. Give a detailed account on phylogeny of invertebrates.
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11. Explain the form and function of
Chlorophyta
Amoeba
Euglena
12. Describe the phylogeny of platyhelminthes and
Nemertea.
13. Explain the diversity of jawless fishes.
14. Write your views about the feeding techniques of
cartilagenous fishes.
15. Explain the evolution of chordates.