LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

GA 18

M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ZOOLOGY

FIRST SEMESTER – November 2008

    ZO 1809 – ADVANCED EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

 

 

 

Date : 08-11-08                 Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 1:00 – 4:00

SECTION-A

Answer ALL the Question                                                   (10 x 2=20 Marks)

1. Comment on agnostic period.
2. LIST down any two publications of Charles R. Darwin.
3. Comment on Big Bang theory.
4. What do you mean by histometabasis?
5. Enumerate the three major characteristics of man.
6. What are γ–gardens?
7. What is evolutionary constancy?
8. What are Gamma Gardens?
9. Differentiate Batesian mimicry from Mullerian mimicry.
10. Comment on altruism.

SECTION-B

Answer any FOUR of the following                                                (4×10=40 Marks)

11. Critically evaluate neo Lamarckism.
12. Write notes on dating of fossils.
13. Categorize animal colouration.
14. Explain evolutionary convergence and parallelism.
15. Evaluate the impact of point mutations upon survival and reproduction.
16. Briefly explain the origin of eukaryotes.

SECTION-C

Answer any TWO of the following                                     (2×20=40 Marks)

17. Discuss the recent concepts of biogenetic law.
18. Write an essay on genetic polymorphism.
19. Categorize isolating mechanisms and explain their role in speciation.
20. Discuss the fossil records of man.

 

 

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