Zoology For Degree Students B.Sc.(Hons.) Semester I

This textbook has been designed to meet the needs of B.Sc. (Hons.) First Semester students of Zoology as per the UGC Choice Based Credit System (CBCS). Comprehensively written, it explains the essential principles, processes and methodology of Acoelomate Non-Chordates along with Protista, and Ecology. This textbook is profusely illustrated with well-drawn labelled diagrams, not only to supplement the descriptions, but also for sound understanding of the concepts.

Part-I: Non-Chordates I: Protista to Pseudocoelomates (CC-I)

1. Introduction

2. Protozoa: Characters, Classification and Types

3. Euglena (Phylum Protozoa)

4. Amoeba (Phylum Protozoa)

5. Paramecium (Phylum Protozoa)

6. Plasmodium (Malaria Parasite) (Phylum Protozoa)

7. Entamoeba Histolytica (Phylum Protozoa)

8. Locomotion in Protozoa

9. Reproduction in Protozoa

10. Protozoa and Disease

11. Phylum Porifera: Characters, Classification and Types

12. Scypha (Sycon) (Phylum Porifera)

13. Canal System in Sponges

14. Skeleton of Sponges

15. Affinities of Sponges (Porifera) and Origin of Metazoa

16. Phylum Cnidaria (Coelenterata): Characters, Classification and Types

17. Obelia (Phylum Cnidaria)

18. Polymorphism in Cnidaria

19. Corals and Coral Reefs

20. Phylum Ctenophora

21. Phylum Platyhelminthes: Characters, Classification and Types

22. Fasciola Hepatica (Liver Fluke) (Phylum Platyhelminthes)

23. Taenia Solium (Phylum Platyhelminthes)

24. Phylum Nematoda: Characters, Classification and Types

25. Ascaris (Phylum Nematoda)

26. Ancylostoma (Phylum Nematoda)

27. Wuchereria Bancrofti (Filaria) (Phylum Nematoda)

28. Parasitic Adaptations in Platyhelminthes (Flatworms) and Nematodes

29. Parasitic Nematodes of Humans and Plants

30. Minor Phyla

Part-II: Principles of Ecology (CC-II)

1. Definition and History of Ecology

2. Autecology and Synecology

3. Levels of Organisation, Hierarchy and Biosphere

4. Environment: Atmosphere, Hydrosphers and Lithosphere

5. Abiotic Environmental Factors

6. Biotic Environmental Factors (Ecological Relationships)

7. Population (Population Ecology)

8. Community, Niche, Ecotone, Edge Effect and Bioindicators

9. Ecological Succession

10. Ecosystem: Structure and Function

11. Biogeochemical Cycles

12. Aquatic Ecosystems: Freshwater Communities

13. Aquatic Ecosystems: Marine Communities

14. Terrestrial Ecosystems: Realms and Biomes (Forests)

15. Landscape Ecology

16. Human Modified Ecosystems (Agroecosystems, Technoecosystems and Ecological Footprints)

17. Biodiversity

18. Wildlife of India and Endangered Species

19. Sanctuaries and National Parks of India

20. Wildlife Conservation

21. Pollution: Air Pollution

22. Water Pollution

23. Land Pollution and Noise Pollution

24. Radioactive Pollution