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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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