DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY

                               PAPER WISE OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES

SEMESTER – I

Outcomes: 

• Compare and contrast asymmetry and radial symmetry and bilateral symmetry. 
• It will be able to explain the parasites' life cycles. It will be able to discuss their larva forms also. 
• Be able to describe the structure of parasitic external and internal structures. 
• Be able to describe the different types of parasitic diseases. 
• Be able to describe metamorphosis in insects also. 

SEMESTER – II

Paper-II (Animal diversity and vertebrates ) 

Outcomes: 

• Understand the molecular mechanism underlying early embryonic development in vertebrates . 
• Briefly describe the general characters of vertebrates . 
• Describe the four characters that are unique to vertebrates 
• Briefly describe the classification of vertebrates . 
• Be able to describe the structure and functions of vertebrate animals. 
• And describe the system of vertebrates. 

SEMESTER - III

Paper –III (Animal physiology and Animal behavior )

Outcomes:

• Animal physiology helps us to understand the functions of important physiological systems including the digestive   cardio- respiratory, renal, reproductive, nervous and muscular systems.
• Animal behavior helps us to analyze the life sustaining, controlling and coordinating systems.
• Animal behavior helps us to analyze the various behavioral patterns in animals.
• Animal physiology helps us to understand the fundamental biology of all animals, human health and diseases.

SEMESTER – IV

Paper-IV(Cell biology, Genetics and Developmental biology)

Outcomes:

• Cell biology helps distinguish between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.  
• Cell biology helps to describe the structure and function of eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells.
• Genetics explain that genes may be transferred between the cells.
• Genetics helps to outline the difference between DNA,GENES AND CHROMOSOMES.
• Genetics help to state complementary base pairing.
• Developmental biology helps to describe the morphological processes that transform a fertilized egg into a multicellular organism.

SEMESTER -V

Paper – v (Immunology and Animal biotechnology)

Outcomes:

• Discuss the concepts of antigen and antibody.
• It will be able to explain the immune system. It will be able to discuss immune response mechanisms.
• Be able to describe the structure of animal genes and genomes.
• Be able to describe gene transfer technology for animals and animal cell lines.
• Be able to describe techniques and problems both technical and ethical in animal cloning.

SEMESTER – VI

Paper-VI(Ecology, zoogeography and evolution)

Outcomes:

• Evolution should be able to establish the relationship of the food webs.
• Briefly describe the non cyclical nature of energy flow, pollutions.
• Zoo geography interpret geographic distribution of animal species in nature at present.
• Explain biotic and abiotic interactions in influencing animal distribution.
• Evolution understands that natural selection is one of several processes that can bring about evolution.
• Understand that the three necessary and sufficient conditions for natural selection to occur are

1.struggle for existence

2. variation  3. Inheritance.