Master of Science I (Zoology)Examination: Oct Nov 2016
Semester I (Old CBCS)
SLR No. Day
Date Time Subject Name Paper No. Seat No.
SLR SN
720
Wednesday
16/11/2016
10.30 AM
to
01.00 PM
Biosystematics
C
I
Instructions: Q.1,and 2 are compulsory.
Answer any two questions from Q.3, 4 5
Total Marks: 70
Q.1 Multiple choice questions (per question 2 marks) 14
has an important advantage in all types of phylogenetic research due
to high level of variability and a high rate of mutation. The study and
reconstruction of evolutionary relationships is
Phylogeny Systematics
taxonomy taxidermy
The Swedish botanist is called as the father of taxonomy.
Aristotle John Ray
Shen Nung Carolus Linnaeus
The determination of the evolutionary history and relationship among
organisms is termed as
Phylogeny Phenetic
Cladistic Synthetic
The method of linear invariants are procedures for inferring the evolutionary
relationships among species is described by
Barry Hartigan
Felsenstein Cavender
is a phylogenetic tree that represents evolutionary time through its
branch spans.
Dendrogram Chronogram
Phylogram Cladogram
The ICZN stands for
International code of Botanical Nomenclature
International code of Zoological Nomenclature
International code of viral Nomenclature
International code of zoo Nomenclature
Characteristics between the branch points of a Cladogram that are shared by
all organisms above the branch point and are not present in any below it are
called_
Homologous characters Ancestral characters
Derived characters Novel characters
Q.2 Describe the different kind's taxonomic keys, illustrate their merits and demerits. 14
Q.3 Answer the following:
Molecular perspectives in the conservation of diversity. 07
Historical resume of systematic 07
Q.4 Explain the following:
Importance of Biosystematics in Biology 05
Speciation in panmictic and apomictic species 05
Hierarchy of categories 04
Q.5 Explain in short:
Molecular Taxonomy 07
Describe different kinds of Systematic publications. 07
Q.6 Write short notes on any Four of the following: 14
Nucleic acid phylogeny
International code of Zoological nomenclature
Chemotaxonomy
Levels of structural organization of tissue
Construct phylogenetic trees
Amino acid sequences