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

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

6 MonthsDuration 5Chapters25Topics
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Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम

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01Unit 1: Ecosystem 5 topics
  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 topics
  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 topics
  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 topics
  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 topics
  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

About

You will be able to

  • 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

Who it is for

  • 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

What you need

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

Questions

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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