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

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

Non-Chordates II: Coelomates (CC-III)

1. Introduction to Coelomates (Cladistic Methods, Evolution of Metamerism and Coelom)

2. Phylum Annelida (Characters, Classification and Types)

3. NEREIS (Neanthes) (Phylum Annelida)

4. Hirudinaria Granulosa (Indian Cattle Leech) (Phylum Annelida)

5. Excretion in Annelida; Trochophore Larva and Vermicomposting

6. Phylum Arthropoda (Characters, Classification and Types)

7. Palaemon (Macrobrachium) (Prawn) (Phylum Arthropoda)

8. Scorpion (Phylum Arthropoda)

9. Zoological Importance of Limulus

10. Certain General Topics of Arthropoda

11. Invertebrate Hormones

12. Insect Pest Management (Insect Control)

13. Phylum Onychophora and Peripatus

14. Phylum Mollusca (Characters, Classification and Types)

15. Pila Globosa (The Apple Snail) (Phylum Mollusca)

16. UNIO (Lamellidens)(Phylum Mollusca)

17. Some General Topics of Mollusca (Respiration and Pearl Formation)

18. Torsion in Gastropods

19. Phylum Echinodermata (Characters, Classification and Types)

20. Asterias (Starfish or Sea Star) (Phylum Echinodermata)

21. Some General Topics of Echinodermata

22. Phylum Hemichordata (Characters, Classification and Types)

23. Balanoglossus (Phylum Hemichordata)

Cell Biology (CC-IV)

1. Introduction

2. Cell Biological Techniques

3. Prokaryotic Cell and Eukaryotic Cell

4. Viruses

5. Cytosol and Biomolecules

6. Plasma Membrane and Cell Wall

7. Cell Junctions, Cell Adhesion and the Extracellular Matrix (ECM)

8. Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)

9. Golgi Apparatus

10. Lysosomes

11. Ribosomes

12. Vesicular Traffic in The Secretory and Endocytic Pathway

13. Cellular Energy Transductions (Role of Mitochondria and Chloroplasts)

14. Peroxisomes

15. Cytoskeletal Systems and Cellular Movement

16. Nucleus, Nucleopore and Nucleolus

17. Chromosomes

18. Cell Cycle and Mechanics of Cell Division

19. Cell Signalling (Messengers, Receptors and Signal Transduction)

20. Cell Transformation and Cancer (Biology of Cancer)