LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
B.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ADVANCED ZOOLOGY & BIOTECH.
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FOURTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2008
AZ 4500/ ZO 4500 – EMBRYOLOGY & EVOLUTION
Date : 26-04-08 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
Time : 9:00 – 12:00
PART – A
Answer ALL questions (10 X 2 = 20 marks)
- Define Spermiogenesis.
- What is Amphimixis?
- Write about delamination.
- Comment on Somatopleure.
- What are fate maps?
- Describe Batesian mimicry.
- Define ethological isolation.
- Differentiate phyletic and true speciation.
- Give an account on petrifaction.
- Write about Mesozoic era.
PART – B
Answer any FOUR questions (4 x 10 = 40 marks)
- Describe any two important theories of fertilization.
- Explain briefly spemann’s experiments on organizer.
- Write about the different types of placenta.
- Comment on Neo – Lamarckism.
- Give an account on post – zygotic isolation.
- Describe the nature of fossils.
PART – C
Answer any TWO questions (2 x 20 = 40 marks)
- Trace out the embryonic development of heart of frog.
- What are foetal membranes? Describe the origin, structure and functions of them.
- Explain the theory of Natural selection.
- Trace evidences from biochemistry and physiology in favour of the theory of organic evolution.
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