Zool 105:Vertebrate Zoology Question Paper
Zool 105:Vertebrate Zoology
Course:Agriculture
Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers
Exam Year:2013
VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY (ZOOL 105) 3RD TRIMESTER 2013
KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY
END OF 3RD TRIMESTER 2013(SB) EXAMINATION
FACULTY : EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT : PURE AND APPLIED
UNIT CODE : ZOOL 105
UNIT TITLE : VERTABRATE ZOOLOGY
TIME : 2 HOUR
INSTRUCTIONS
Attempt all questions in Section A and any two from section B.
SECTION A – 30 MARKS
Question One
Define the following and give their functions
(6 Marks)
Notochord
Nictating membrane
Swim bladder
In what three ways do chondrichthyes differ from osteichthyes
(6 Marks)
Question Two
Discuss five differences between terrestrial and aquatic habitats and show how this affect animal life
(5 marks)
The tunicates are regarded as boarder-line chordates. Explain
(3 marks)
Question Three
Compare and contrast the reptiles and amphibians
(5 marks)
Discuss in details the adaptive radiation seen in the class Pisces
(5 Marks)
SECTION B – 40 Marks
Question Four
Discuss the fate of the notochord in various vertebrate phyla
(10 marks)
Discuss four types of birds wings
(10 marks)
Question Five
Write a detailed essay on the phylogenetic of the vertebrate heart (20 marks)
Question Six
Give a detailed report to show that the class Pisces may have arisen from the class reptilia
(10 marks)
Discuss the class aves under the following
Courtship behavior
(2½ marks)
Nesting
(2½ marks)
Care of the young
(2½ marks)
Migration
(2½ marks)
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