BSc Zoology Sem II 2018 19 May 2018-19 ZOOLGY ZOOLOGY PAPER I Question Paper - Mumbai University | munotes

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1. Q2 All questions carry equal marks
2. Q3 Draw neat and labelled diagrams wherever necessary
3. Q1 A) Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct option given in the bracket. 5 marks
   • a) Convex survivorship curve is observed in
   • b) A group of individuals of the same age is referred to as a
   • c) Azadirachtin is found in various parts of
   • d) Number of organism per unit area is density
   • B) Match the column I and column II and rewrite. 5
   • C) State whether true or false: 5
   • a) Sex ratio is the number of females per 100 males in a population zone is the deepest, dark zone of a pond
   • c) Cartagena protocol is an international agreement to ensure safe living modified organisms
   • d) Neem is known for its antidiabetic property
   • e) Obligate parasite can survive outside the body of the host
   • D) Answer in one sentences only. 5
   • a) Define fecundity
   • b) Give full form of UNESCO
   • c) Define saprophytes
   • d) Define population density
   • e) Give full form of GIS
4. Q2 A) Define survivorship growth curve. Explain convex and concave curves. Define population dispersal. Add a note on its distribution pattern. 10 10 marks
   • B) Answer any two of the following : 10
   • a) Illustrate age distribution as pyramids
   • b) Describe concept of human census and its significance
   • c) Define mortality. Add a note on its types
   • d) Explain life tables and its uses
5. Q3 A) Define ecosystem. Describe biotic components of an ecosystem. 10 marks
   • A) Explain nitrogen cycle. 10
   • B) Write short notes on any two of the following: 10
   • a) Food web and its significance
   • b) Abiotic components of pond ecosystem
   • c) Pyramid of numbers
   • d) Predation and Antibiosis
6. Q4 Answer any two of the following : 20 marks
   • a) What is biopiracy? Add a note on biopiracy in India
   • b) Describe Gir National Park with two representative animal and species
   • c) Enlist and explain critically endangered vertebrates
   • d) Give an account on the habitat, flora and fauna of Jim Corbett National Park
7. Q5 Write short notes on any four of the following : 20 marks
   • a) Natality
   • d) Oxygen cycle
   • f) Project Tiger

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