PAPER-II- FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY

UNIT-I

UNIT-II

• Coelom, Functions of a Coelom and its Importance
• Acoelomate and its Example
• Difference Between Acoelomate and Coelomate

UNIT-III

• General Characterise and classification of Mollusca
• General Characterise and classification of Class Gastropod
• Characterise and classification of Gastropod
• General Characterise and classification of Bivalve
• General Feature of Bivalvia
• General Characterise and classification of Roundworm
• General Characterise and classification of Flatworms
• Characterise and classification of Flatworm
• General Characterise and classification of Annelida
• Metamerism In Annelids, Type, Origin And Significance Of Metamerism

UNIT-IV

• What are insects’ classification and characterize
• Aquatic Insect fauna
• Characters of insect nymph of Ephemeroptera and Characters of Families of Ephemeroptera
• Characters of insect nymph of Plecoptera and Characters of Families of Plecoptera,
• Characters of insect nymph of Odonata and Characters of Families of Odonata,
• Characters of Trichoptera Larva, Families of Trichoptera larvae, keys
• Characters of Diptera Larva, Families of Diptera larvae, keys,
• Characters of Lepidoptera Larva, Families of Lepidoptera larvae, keys
• Characters of Coleoptera Larva, Families of Coleoptera larvae, keys
• Characters of Neuroptera Larva, Families of Neuroptera larvae, keys
• Characters of Megaloptera Larva, Families of Megaloptera larvae, keys
• Characters of Hemiptera Larva, Families of Hemiptera larvae, keys

PAPER TITLE-PLANKTONOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY

Unit-I

• Biology of Diatom
• Biology of Dinoflagellate
• Factors Affecting Primary Productivity
• Primary production of phytoplankton
• Bioluminescent Plankton
• Collection and identification of Freshwater Plankton
• Plankton Definition, Classification
• Feeding in the Plankton
• Classification of plankton on size-based
• Importance and Ecological Significance of Phytoplankton

UNIT-II

Adaptation of plankton –structural (weight increases of surface area, floatation) and physiological
(specific gravity, water content, fat content, defensive vacuoles) mechanisms.
Phytoplankton and Zooplankton inter relations.
Red tide phenomenon- its causes and effects

UNIT-III

A general account of marine fungi, Seaweeds and seagrasses.
Periphyton: Importance and significance, Different types in lotic and lentic factors influencing
periphyton. Role of periphyton in aquatic system.
UNIT-IV
General introduction to microbiology
Micro organisms in freshwater and marine water systems.
Decomposition of organic matter, recycling of nutrients and their significance as an indicator of
Aquatic Pollution.
Aquatic bacteriology –Pathogens, distribution prevention and control.