UPPSC Main Exam 2010 Syllabus for Zoology
UPPSC 2010 Syllabus for Zoology (Subject Code 02):
Paper - 1
Non Chordata, Chordata, Ecology, Ethology, Biostatistics and Economic Zoology.
Section - A
Non-Chordata and Chordata
- General Survey: Classification and Interrelationship of various Phyla.
- Protozoa: Locomotion, Nutrition, Reproduction and Human Parasite.
- Porifers: Canal system; Skeleton and Reproduction.
- Cridaris: Polymorphism; Coral reels Metagenesis.
- Helminthiases: Parasitic adaptation and host-parasite relationships.
- Annelida: Adaptive radiation in Polychaeta.
Arthopoda: Larval forma and parasitism in Crustacea. Appendages of prawn: Vision and respiration in Arthopoda, Social life and metamorphosis in insects. - Mollusca: Respiration, Pearl formation.
- Echinedannata: General organisation, larval forms and affinities.
- Chordata: Origin: Lung fishes; Origin of tetrapods.
- Amphibis: Neoteny and parental care.
- Reptilia: Skull types (Anapsid; Diapsid; Parapsid and synpaid) Dinosaurs.
- Aves: Origin aerial adaptations and migration; Fightless birds.
- Mammalia: Prototheria and Metatheria: Skin derivatives of Eutheria.
Section - B
Ecology, Ethology, Biostatistics & Economic Zoology
Ecology: Abiotic and biotic factors; Inter and intraspecific relations, ecological succession; Different types of biomes; Biogeochemical cycles. Food web; Ozone layer and Biosphere; Pollution of air, water and land. Ethology: Types of animal behaviour. Role of hormones and phenomones in behaviour; Methods of studying animal behaviour, Biological rhythms. Biostatistics: Sampling methods, frequency distribution and measures of central rendency, standard deviation, standard error correlation and regression chi-square and t-test. Economic Zoology: Insect pests of crops (Paddy, Gram and Sugarcane) and stored grains, Agriculture, Sericulture, Lac culture, pisciculture and Oyster culture.
Paper - II Cell Biology Genetics. Evolution and Systematics, Bio-Chemistry, Physiology and Development Biology.
Section - A
Cell Biology: Cell membrane, Active transport and Sodium potassium AT Pase Pump, Mitochondria, Golglbodies; endoplasmic reticulum; ribosomes and lysosomes; cell division mitotic spinal and chromosome movements and meiosis, chromosome mapping Gene concept and function; Watson-Crick model of DNA, Genetic code Protein synthesis, Sex chromosomes and sex determination. Genetics: Mendelian laws of inheritance, recombination linkage and linkage maps, multiple alleles, mutation (natural and induced, mutation and evolution, chromosome number and form structural rearrangements, polypoloidy, regulation of gene expression in prokaryotes and eukaryotes); Human cormosomal abnormalities, gene and diseases, Eugenics, Genetic engineering, recombinant DNA technology and gene cloning. Evolution and systematic: Theories of evaluation; sources and nature of organic variation; natural selection; Hardy Weinberg law: cryptic and cematic colouration; mimicry; isolating mechanisms and their rale, insular fauds, concept of species and sub-species; principles of taxonomy; Zological nomenclature and International code; Fossils, Geological Bras: Phylogeny of horse and elephant; origin and evolution of man; principles and theories of continental distribution of animals; Zoogeographical realms of the world.
Section - B
Biochemistry, Physiology and Development Biology
Biochemistry: Structure of carbohydrates, lipids (including saturated and unsaturated fatty acids) amino acids, proteins and nuclieic acides, Glycolysis; Kreb's cycle, Oxidation and reduction, oxidative phosphorelation, Energy conservation and release. ATPC-AMP; types of enzymes, mechanism of enzyme action, Immunoghlobulins and immunity; vitamins Physiology (with special reference to mammals): Composition of blood, blood group in man, agglutination: oxygen and carbon dioxide transport, haemoglobin, breathing and its regulation Formation of urea and urine, acide-base balance and homeostasis; Thermo-regulation in Man; Nerve impulse conduction and transmission across synpse, neurotransmitters; Vision, hearing and olfaction; Types of muscles; Digestion and absorption of protein, carbohydrate, fat and nucleic acid. control of secretion of digestive juices, balanced diet of man, steroid, protein peptide and aminoacids, drived hormones, role of hypothalamus, pituitary thyroid, parathyroid, pancreas, adernal glands and pineal organ and their relationship, physiology of human reproduction, hormonal control of development in man; Pheromones in mammals. Development Biology: Gametogenesis, fertilisation, types of eggs, clevage and gastrulation in Brachiotoma frog and chick; fate maps of frog and chick; metamorphosis in frog; formation arid fate of extra embryonic membrance in chick; formation of amino allantois and types of placenta in mammals, organiser phenomenon, regeneration genetic control of development organogenesis of brain, eye and heart: aging.
UPPSC Main Exam 2010 Syllabus for Zoology
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