Syllabus of Kakatiya University Bachelor of Science (BSc) - Zoology - Ist Year - THEORY PAPER – I Biology of Invertebrates and Cell Biology From the Academic Year 2008-09

Important Note: This Syllabus is common for BSc Students of Andhra University, Kakatiya University & Osmania University admitted from the year 2008-09

THEORY PAPER – I BIOLOGY OF INVERTEBRATES AND CELL BIOLOGY

120 hrs (4 hrs/ week)

UNIT I

1.0 Protozoa to Annelida

1.2. Phylum Porifera : General characters and outline classification up to classes. Type study: Sycon; Canal system in Sponges. 5 hours

1.3. Phylum Coelenterata: General characters and outline classification up to classes. Type study: Obelia; Polymorphism in Coelenterates; Corals and Coral reef formation.7 hours

1.4. Phylum Platyhelminthes: General characters and outline classification up to classes. Type study: Fasciola hepatica. 5 hours

1.5. Phylum Nemathelminthes: General characters and outline classification up to classes. Type study: Ascaris lumbricoides. 3 hours

1.6. Phylum Annelida: General characters and outline classification up to classes

Type study: Leech; Coelom and coelomoducts in Annelids. 5 hours

UNIT II

2.0. Arthropoda Hemichordata

2.1. Phylum Arthropoda: General characters and outline classification of up to classes Type study: Prawn; Crustacean larvae; Peripatus- Characters and Significance. 10 hours

2.2. Phylum Mollusca: General characters and outline classification of up to classes Type study: Pila; Pearl formation in Molluscs.8 hours

2.3. Phylum Echinodermata: General characters and outline classification of up to classes. Type study: Star fish. 7 hours

2.4. General characters of Hemichordata : Structure and affinities of Balanoglossus. 5 hours

UNIT III

3.0. Cell Biology

3.1. Cell theory 1 hour

3.2. Ultra structure of Animal cell 4 hours

3.3. Structure of Plasma membrane - Fluid-mosaic model. Transport functions of Plasma membrane- Passive transport, active transport (Antiport, symport and uniport) and bulk transport. 5 hours

3.4. Structure and functions of Endoplasmic reticulum Golgi body, Ribosomes, lysosomes and Mitochondrion. 8 hours

3.5. Chromosomes - nomenclature types and structure. Giant chromosomes – Polytene and Lampbrush chromosomes. 4 hours

3.6. Cell division - Cell-cycle stages (G1, S, G2, and M phases), Cell-cycle check points and regulation. Mitosis; Meiosis - and its significance. 8 hours

UNIT IV

4.0. Biomolecules of the cell

4.1. Carbohydrates:
4.1.1. Classification of Carbohydrates 3 hours
4.1.2. Structure of Monosaccharides (Glucose and Fructose) 4 hours
4.1.3. Structure of Disaccharides (Lactose and Sucrose) 4 hours
4.1.4. Structure of Polysaccharides (Starch, Glycogen and Chitin) 4 hours

4.2. Proteins:
4.2.1. Amino acids: General properties, nomenclature, classification And structure. 3 hours
4.2.2. Classification of proteins based on functions, chemical nature And nutrition, peptide bond and structure (Primary, secondary, tertiary And quaternary structures) 4 hours

4.3. Lipids: 4 hours
4.3.1. Classification. Structure of Fatty acids (Saturated and unsaturated).
4.3.2. Triacylglycerols, Phospolipids (Lecithin and cephalin) and Steroids (Cholesterol).

4.4. Nucleic acids: 4 hours

4.4.1. Structure of purines, pyrimidines, ribose and deoxyribose sugars.

4.4.2. Watson and Crick model of DNA- Nucleoside, Nucleotide, Chargaff's rule. Structure of RNA, Types of RNA - rRNA, tRNA and mRNA.

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