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Ecology, Ethology and Environmental Biology (B.Sc Zoology)

Ecosystems, populations and communities, animal behaviour, wildlife conservation and environmental issues.

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01Unit 1: Ecosystem 5 टॉपिक
  1. Components of an ecosystem
  2. Food chains and food webs
  3. Ecological pyramids
  4. Energy flow and Lindeman's 10 percent law
  5. Biogeochemical cycles: carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus
02Unit 2: Population and Community Ecology 5 टॉपिक
  1. Population density, natality, mortality, age structure
  2. Exponential and logistic growth, carrying capacity
  3. r and K selection
  4. Interspecific interactions
  5. Ecological niche and succession
03Unit 3: Animal Behaviour 5 टॉपिक
  1. Innate behaviour: taxes, reflexes, instincts
  2. Learned behaviour: imprinting, habituation, conditioning, insight
  3. Communication: bee dance, pheromones
  4. Social behaviour in insects and primates
  5. Biological clocks and rhythms
04Unit 4: Wildlife Conservation 5 टॉपिक
  1. Biodiversity and its levels
  2. Hotspots and threats to biodiversity
  3. IUCN Red List categories
  4. In-situ and ex-situ conservation
  5. Wildlife Protection Act 1972, Project Tiger
05Unit 5: Environmental Biology 5 टॉपिक
  1. Air, water, soil and noise pollution
  2. BOD and water quality
  3. Biomagnification
  4. Global warming, ozone depletion, acid rain
  5. Environmental Impact Assessment

परिचय

आप यह कर पाएँगे

  • Explain the structure and function of an ecosystem, energy flow and biogeochemical cycles
  • Describe population attributes, growth models and community interactions
  • Explain innate and learned behaviour, animal communication and biological rhythms
  • Describe biodiversity, its threats and methods of wildlife conservation in India
  • Explain causes, effects and control of environmental pollution and global environmental issues
  • Solve simple numericals on energy transfer and population growth

यह किसके लिए है

  • B.Sc Zoology students of Semester 6 (UP State Universities NEP 2020 common minimum syllabus)
  • Students preparing for M.Sc entrance and competitive exams with ecology and environment

आपको क्या चाहिए

  • B.Sc Zoology Semesters 1-5
  • Class 12 level ecology

सवाल

Which syllabus does this course follow?

It follows the UP State Universities NEP 2020 common minimum syllabus for B.Sc Zoology, Semester 6. Where your own university's syllabus differs, the centre follows your university's syllabus and question pattern.

Is field work part of this paper?

Field exercises such as water and soil analysis and behaviour experiments are done in the Ecology and Developmental Biology Lab.

Is there a test after the course?

Yes. Unit-wise multiple-choice tests and a final exam paper are included for semester exam practice.

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