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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ZOOLOGY

FIRST SEMESTER – APRIL 2008

ZO 1808 – ANIMAL BIODIVERSITY AND BIOSYSTEMATICS

 

 

 

Date : 30-04-08                  Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 1:00 – 4:00

 

Part A                                     (Answer all questions)                                   10 X 2 = 20

 

1. Differentiate Biosphere Reserves from Sanctuaries
2. What are the aims of a taxonomist?
3. Differentiate taxonomy from systematics
4. Name the Biodiversity Hotspots of India
5. Explain the stages in Taxonomy
6. Comment on Project Tiger
7. Explain Uni, Bi and Trinomial nomenclature
8. Differentiate Contemporaneous species from Form species
9. Write a note on Wildlife Protection Act 1972
10. Write a note on sea cow

Part B                                     (Answer any four)                                         4 X 10 = 40

 

1. Write an account on coral diversity and their threats
2. Form an essay on deserts of India and desert adaptation
3. Discuss the uses of taxonomy in applied sciences
4. Explain the importance of taxonomy and problems faced by a taxonomist
5. Explain the strategies for biodiversity conservation
6. Write an essay on species concept

Part C                                     (Answer any two)                                          2 X 20 = 40

 

1. Explain the concept of biodiversity and its uses
2. Agenda 21 is for sustainability – Justify
3. Explain the newer trends in taxonomy
4. Write a detailed account on any four Reserve Forests of India

 

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GA 17

LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ZOOLOGY

FIRST SEMESTER – November 2008

    ZO 1808 – ANIMAL BIODIVERSITY AND BIOSYSTEMATICS

 

 

 

Date : 06-11-08                 Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 1:00 – 4:00

Part – A

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

 

1. Expand UNEP, FAO, MAB and IUCN
2. Differentiate Endangered (EN) from Near Threatened (NT).
3. Write a note on ‘Environmental Risk Assessment’.
4. Mention the lotic and lentic adaptive features of animals.
5. Write a note on ‘estuarine fauna’.
6. What is ‘Form Species?’
7. Comment on ‘Starting point of Nomenclature’.
8. Distinguish ‘Insular species’ from ‘Cosmopolitan species’.
9. Mention the contributions of Ernest Haeckel and Aristotle to taxonomy.
10. Define ‘Uni’ “Bi’ and ‘Tri’ nomenclatures with examples.

 

Part – B

Answer any FOUR questions                                                                             (4 x 10 = 40 Marks)

1. Write an account on the economic importance of sea weeds.
2. Enumerate the biodiversity values of wetland and its threats.
3. Explain the aims, tasks and problems of taxonomists.
4. Write notes on taxonomic keys.
5. Briefly explain different methods of biodiversity conservation.
6. Enumerate  the natural and anthropogenic threats to marine mammals.

 

Part –  C

Answer any TWO questions                                                                               (2 x 20 = 40 Marks)

1. Write a comprehensive account on species and genetic diversity of India.
2. Illustrate and explain the zonation of oceans and discuss the benthic and pelagic adaptations of animals.
3. Form an essay on the newer trends in taxonomy.
4. Write an account on Biosphere Reserves in India.

 

 

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