Master of Science I (Zoology)Examination: Oct Nov 2016
Semester I (New CBCS)
SLR No. Day
Date Time Subject Name Paper No. Seat No.
SLR SN
715
Wednesday
16/11/2016
10.30 AM
to
01.00 PM
Biosystematics
C
HCT 1.1
Instructions: Q.1, 2 6 are compulsory.
Answer any two questions from Q.3, 4 5
Total Marks:70
Q.1 Multiple choice questions (per question 2 marks) 14
The correct sequence of taxa is
Class-Order-Family-Genus-Species
Class-Order-Tribe-Family-Genus-Species
Phylum-Order-Class-Tribe-Genus
Phylum-Tribe-Class-Order-Genus-Species
The Swedish botanist called as the father of taxonomy.
Aristotle John Ray
Shen Nung Carolus Linnaeus
In International Congress of Zoology organized an International
Commission on Zoological Nomenclature to formulate a set of rules.
1964 1984
1865 1898
Ichthyology is the study of
Fishes Viruses
Mammals Amphibians
is known as Father of Biological Taxonomy.
Ootto Brulfels Mendel
Cesalpino Aristotle
Taxonomy is the Science of
Identification Survey
Group Classification and Nomenclature
a phylogenetic tree that represents evolutionary time through its
branch spans.
Dendrogram Chronogram
Phylogram Cladogram
Q.2 What is Speciation? Describe the mechanism of Speciation. 14
Q.3 Answer the following:
How to Construct Phylogenetic Trees? 07
Applications of Biosystematics. 07
Q.4 Explain the following:
Merits and demerits of taxonomical keys. 05
Chemotaxonomy 05
Binomial Nomenclature 04
Q.5 Explain in short:
Process of Typification of different Zoological Types 07
Molecular taxonomy 07
Q.6 Write short notes on any Four of the following: 14
International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
Systematic publications
Process of Typification
DNA-DNA Hybridization
Parsimony methods of Phylogenetic inference
Historical resume of Systematic