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BS Zoology Semester III Notes

The BS Zoology Semester-III Notes cover three main papers: Animal Diversity Chordata, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry, detailing various units within each. Topics include characteristics and significance of different animal groups, cell structure and function, and the role of biomolecules and metabolism. Each unit provides essential information on the subject matter, including key concepts and processes relevant to zoology and biology.

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BS Zoology Semester III Notes

The BS Zoology Semester-III Notes cover three main papers: Animal Diversity Chordata, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry, detailing various units within each. Topics include characteristics and significance of different animal groups, cell structure and function, and the role of biomolecules and metabolism. Each unit provides essential information on the subject matter, including key concepts and processes relevant to zoology and biology.

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BS Zoology Semester-III Notes

Complete Structured Notes

PAPER A: Animal Diversity Chordata

Unit 1: Protochordates
- Hemichordata, Urochordata, Cephalochordata: characteristics, affinities, significance.

Unit 2: Pisces
- General characters of Chondrichthyes, Osteichthyes, migration, parental care, air bladder, accessory
respiratory organs.

Unit 3: Amphibia
- Origin, adaptive radiation, parental care, neoteny.

Unit 4: Reptilia
- Characters, affinities, skull types, poison apparatus, snake identification.

Unit 5: Aves
- Characters, flight adaptations, beak and foot types, migration, palaeognathae vs neognathae.

Unit 6: Mammals
- Characters, dentition, egg-laying mammals, aquatic adaptations, primate characteristics.

PAPER B: Cell Biology

Unit 1: Plasma Membrane


- Structure: Fluid Mosaic Model, unit membrane concept; transport mechanisms: passive, active,
endocytosis, exocytosis.

Unit 2: Cell Organelles


- Mitochondria, Golgi, ER, ribosomes, lysosomes, peroxisomes, glyoxysomes: structure and functions.

Unit 3: Nucleus
- Nuclear envelope, nucleolus, chromatin, cell cycle phases and regulation.

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Unit 4: Cell Division


- Mitosis, meiosis, cancer: properties, causes, types.

Unit 5: Chromosomes
- Types, morphology, karyotype, idiogram, aberrations, giant chromosomes (polytene, lampbrush).

PAPER C: Biochemistry

Unit 1: Biomolecules
- Carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, nucleic acids: classification, structure, functions.

Unit 2: Enzymes
- Properties, types, mechanisms, factors, inhibition, regulation.

Unit 3: Metabolism
- Glycolysis, Krebs cycle, oxidative phosphorylation, beta-oxidation, protein metabolism basics.

Unit 4: Vitamins and Hormones


- Types, functions, deficiencies of vitamins, hormone types and roles.

Unit 5: Water and pH


- Importance of water, buffer systems, pH significance in biology.

End of Notes.

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