MPSC Zoology Syllabus 2024

(a) Protozoa: General characteristics and life cycle of Paramaecium, Monocystis; locomotion, feeding, reproduction, sex. Leishmania and Plasmodium.

(c) Reproduction, canal system, and skeleton of Porifera.

(d) Cnidaria: general characteristics, life history of Obelia and Aurelia, coral reefs and their creation, polymorphism, defensive structures and their mechanism.

(e) Platyhelminthes: Parasitic adaptability; general characteristics, life cycle, and pathogenic signs of Taenia and Fasciola

(f) Nemathelminthes: Overview, life cycle, and Ascaris and Wuchereria’s adaptability as parasites.

(g): Coelom and metamerism; polychaete life modes; general characteristics and life cycle of Nereis, earthworm, and leach.

(h) Arthropoda: Mould modification, parts in insects (cockroach, mosquito, housefly, honey bee, and butterfly), metamorphosis in insects and its hormonal regulation, social behavior of Apis and termites, larval forms and parasitism in Crustacea, vision and respiration in arthropods (Prawn, cockroach, and scorpion).

(i) Molluscs: The feeding, breathing, moving, general characteristics, and life cycle of Lamellidens, Pila, and Sepia. Gastropod torsion and detorsion.

(j) Echinodermata: Asterias’ larval morphologies, general characteristics, breathing, feeding, and movement.

(k) Protochor: General characteristics and life cycle of Branchiostoma and Herdmania; origin of chordates.

(l) Pisces: Migration, respiration, and movement.

(m) Amphibians: Paedomorphosis, parental care, and the genesis of tetrapods.

(n) Reptilia; genesis of reptiles, varieties of skulls, Sphenodon and crocodile status.

(o) Aves: Migration, flight adaption, and the origin of birds.

(p) Mammalia: The origin of mammals, their dental structure, the basic characteristics of pouched, aquatic, and egg-laying mammals, as well as their relationships with the endocrine glands (pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pancreatic, and gonads).

(q) A comparison of the functional anatomy of different vertebrate systems. The endoskeleton, digestive system, respiratory system, circulatory system (including the heart and aortic arches), urinogenital system, brain, and sense organs (eye and ear) are among the organs that comprise the body.

(b) The concept of an ecosystem, including its types, structures, functions, ecological succession, and ecological adaptation.

(c) Population dynamics; features; stabilization of the population.

(d) The conservation of natural resources’ biodiversity and diversity.

(e) The Indian Wildlife.

(f) Sustainable development via remote sensing.

(g) Biodegradation of environmental materials; pollution, its effects on the biosphere, and ways to counteract it.

(b) Hormones’ involvement in drive; pheromones’ role in alarm propagation; crypsis; predator detection; predator strategies; primate social hierarchies; insect social organization;

(c) Biological rhythms: biological clock, tidal, seasonal, and circadian rhythms; orientation, navigation, and homing.

(d) Techniques for examining animal behavior, such as kinship, sexual conflict, selfishness, and altruism.

(b) The main infectious diseases (AIDS, cholera, tuberculosis, malaria, and filaria), as well as their pathogens, vectors, and preventative measures.

(c) Diseases affecting cattle and other livestock, along with the helminth pathogens and vectors (ticks, mites, Tabanus, and stromoxys).

(d) Pests of rice (Sitophilus oryzae), oil seed (Achaeajanata), and sugarcane (Pyrilla perpusilla).

f) Animals that are transgenic.

(f) Gene therapy, human genetic illness, genetic counseling, and medical technologies.

(g) Biotechnology for forensics.

(b) Protein foldings and transport; nucleic acid topology; DNA motif; DNA replication; transcription; RNA processing; and translation.

(a) The evolution of sex chromosomes, sex determination in humans and Drosophila.

(c) Mendel’s rules of inheritance, multiplication of alleles, recombination, linkage, blood group genetics, pedigree analysis, and hereditary illnesses in humans.

(d) Mutagenesis and mutations.

(e) Transgenics, artificial chromosomes as vectors, plasmids, cosmids, recombinant DNA technologies, DNA cloning, and whole animal cloning (principles and procedures).

(f) Prokaryotes and eukaryotes: gene expression and control.

(g) Defects in the signaling system, cell death, signal molecules, and their effects.

(b) theories of evolution

(c) Evolution of humans, horses, and elephants based on fossil evidence.

(d) Law of Hardy-Weinberg.

(e) Continental drift and dispersal of animals.

(b) The Krebs cycle and glycolysis, oxidation and reduction, oxidative phosphorylation, energy release and conservation, ATP, and the structure and function of cyclic AMP.

(c) The biosynthesis, functioning, and ification of hormones (peptide and steroid hormones).

(d) Types and modes of action of enzymes.

(e) Co-enzymes and vitamins.

(f) Immunity and immunoglobulin.

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Topic No. (7) X/XII level