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Zool 105:Vertebrate Zoology Question Paper

Zool 105:Vertebrate Zoology

Course:Agriculture

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2012

VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY (ZOOL 105) 3RD TRIMESTER 2012

KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY

END OF 3''RD ''TRIMESTER 2012 (DAY) EXAMINATIONS
FACULTY : SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT : PURE & APPLIED SCIENCES
UNIT CODE : ZOOL 105
UNIT TITLE : VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY
TIME : 2 HOURS

Instructions: Answer ALL Questions in Section A and any TWO Questions in Section B.

SECTION A

Question One

Draw and label the vertebrate pentadactyl limb plan.

(3 Marks)

Draw the evolutionary tree of vertebrates.

(3 Marks)

"Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny". Explain this statement as used in vertebrate zoology.

(3 Marks)

Question Two

Discuss FOUR advantages vertebrates have over invertebrates.

(8 Marks)

Discuss SIX amphibian features not seen in bony fishes.

(6 Marks)

Question Three

The dinosaurs got extinct about 60 million years ago. What factors led to this disappearance.

(3 Marks)

Discuss the source of efficiency for gaseous exchange in pisces.

(4 Marks)

SECTION B

Question Four

Describe the distinctive traits that set the chordates apart from the rest of the animals.

(10 Marks)

Discuss the fate of Notchord in various vertebrates.

(10 Marks)

Question Five

Discuss adaptive radiation displayed by the class pisces to conquer their environment.

(15 Marks)

Give FIVE differences between fishes and reptiles.

(5 Marks)

Question Six

Discuss the distinctive characteristics of mammals.

(10 Marks)

Outline factors that have led to aves success in flight.

(10 Marks

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