Animal Diversity

Description

Chapter- 1: Kingdom Protista 11 – 40
General characters of Protista (Protozoa)
Classification of Protista (Protozoa)
Locomotory Organelles in Protozoa
Life cycle of Plasmodium

Chapter-2: Phylum Porifera 41 – 48
General characters of Porifera
Classification of Porifera
Canal system in Porifera

Chapter-3: Phylum Cnidaria 49 – 56
General characters of Cnidarians
Classification of Cnidaria
Polymorphism

Chapter-4: Phylum Aceolomates/ Platyhelminthes 57 – 66
General characters of Platyhelminthes
Classification of Platyhelminthes
Life cycle of Taenia solium

Chapter-5: Phylum Pseudocoelomates/ Nemathelminthes 67 – 77
General characters of Nemethehelminthes
Classification of Nemathelminthes
Parasitic adaptations

Chapter-6: Phylum Coelomate Protostomes/ Annelida 78 – 95
General characters of Annelida
Classification of Annelida
Metamerism.

Chapter-7: Phylum Arthropoda 96 – 197
General characters of Arthropoda
Classification of Arthropoda
Social life in insects.

Chapter-8: Phylum Mollusca 198 – 255
General characters of Mollusca;
Classification of Mollusca
Pearl Formation

Chapter-9: Phylum Coelomate Deuterostomes/Echinodermata 256 – 276
General characters of Echinodermata
Classification of Echinodermata
Water Vascular system in Starfish.

Chapter-10: Protochordata 277 – 280
Salient features of Protochordata
Phylogeny of Protochordata

Chapter-11: Agnatha 281 – 283
General features of Agnatha
Classification of cyclostomes

Chapter- 12: Pisces 284 – 303
General characters of Pisces
Classification of Pisces
Osmoregulation in fishes
Migration of Fishes

Chapter-13: Amphibia 304 – 315
General characters of Amphibia
Classification of Amphibia
Adaptations for terrestrial life
Parental care in Amphibia.

Chapter-14: Amniotes/Reptilia 316 – 349
General characters of Reptiles
Classification of Reptilia
Origin of reptiles
Terrestrial adaptations in reptiles.

Chapter-15: Aves/Birds 350 – 373
General characters of Aves
Classification of Aves
The origin of birds
Flight adaptations in birds

Chapter-16: Mammalia 374 – 409
General characters of Mammals
Classification of Mammalia
Early evolution of mammals
Primates
Dentition in mammals.