SEMESTER:

CLASS

Fall 2017 Sep, 2020 – Jan, 2021 BS 1st R and SS

Course Title

Principles in Animal Life

Course code

Zol-5102

Credit Hours

4(3+1) Lecture per week: 03  Lab: 01 Duration: 1hr

Pre Requisite

Zoology (Major) Course

Course Teacher

Dr. Muhammad Ali Kanwal

Weeks

Course contents

Remarks

1

Scope of Zoology: Introduction; significance and applications of zoology; animal diversity; the scientific method; environment and world resources.

2

The Chemical Basis of Animal Life: and presentations

3

Cellular Organization:

Structure of animal cells, cell membrane, cytoplasm and its organelles: ribosomes, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, and presentations

4

lysosomes, mitochondria, cytoskeleton, cilia and flagella, centrioles and microtubules, vacuoles; the nucleus: nuclear envelope, chromosomes and nucleolus and presentations

5

Animal tissues:

Types: epithelial, connective, muscle and nervous tissue; organs and organ systems and presentations

6

Enzymes:

Structure, types; function and factors affecting their activity; cofactors and coenzymes and presentations

7

Brief introduction to biomolecules; carbohydrates, lipids and presentations

8

Brief introduction to biomolecules; proteins, and nucleic acids and presentations

Mid Exam

30 MCQs

9

Reproduction and Development:

Types; asexual and sexual and presentations

10

gametogenesis, fertilization, metamorphosis, zygote and early development and presentations

11

Ecological Concepts:

 Ecosystem, types, homeostasis, biomes, food chain, food web, energy flow and presentations

12

 thermodynamics; biogeochemical cycles, and limiting factors and presentations

13

Energy Harvesting: Aerobic and anaerobic respiration: glycolysis and presentations

14

Citric acid cycle and electron transport chain; fermentation, the major source of ATP and presentations

15

human population growth, pollution and presentations

16

Resource depletion and biodiversity.

Final Exam, Practical, Viva voce and Sessional

45+15+10