Monday, August 29, 2011

Zoology Multiple Choice Questions
Time Allotted: 30 minutes.
Time Taken:
Question No. 1
225. Each human kidney has nearly
A. 10,000 nephrons
B. 50,000 nephrons
C. 100,000 nephrons
D. 1 million nephrons

A B C D
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Question No. 2
314. The true sense of equilibrium mammals redsides in internal ear. This is located or the structurre that helps a person to maintain his balance is
A. Mselleus
B. Utriculus
C. Eustachian tubes
D. Semicircular canals

A B C D
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Question No. 3
148. Grave's disease is caused by hypersecretion of thyroid hormones and is associated with the
A. enlargement of the gland
B. increased BMR and increased nervous activity
C. exophthalamus
D. all of the above

A B C D
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Question No. 4
627. Vibrissae are associated with the function of :
A. thermoregulation
B. gustation
C. tactile perception
D. reproduction

A B C D
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Question No. 5
358. Peripatus belongs to the class
A. Crustacea
B. Onycophora
C. Myriapoda
D. Arachnida

A B C D
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Question No. 6
265. In Paramecium the essential carriers of genetic inforfmation are the
A. Micro nuclei
B. Mito chondria
C. Macro nuclei
D. Both Macro nuclei and Micro nuclei

A B C D
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Question No. 7
69. Comensalism is the relationship in which
A. Both the partners are benefited by living together
B. Only one partner is benefited at the expense of the other
C. One partner is benefited and the other remains unaffected
D. None is harmed or benefited

A B C D
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Question No. 8
387. The lens in the eye of rabbit can not be moved forwards and backwards for accommodation. Yet it manage to focus because of its
A. shape
B. placement
C. flexibility
D. size

A B C D
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Question No. 9
38. Peritrophic membrance is formed around the food in the
A. Mouth
B. Crop
C. Mesenteron
D. Colon

A B C D
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Question No. 10
545. There are four layers in the epidermis of mammalian skin. Which one of them is capable of showing mitotic division ?
A. Stratum lucidum
B. Stratum germinativum
C. Stratum corneum
D. Stratum granulosum

A B C D
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Question No. 11
110. In man sperms move after ejaculation at a rate of nearly
A. 2 to 4 mm/minute
B. 2 to 4 feet/minute
C. 2 to 4 inches/minute
D. 2 to 4 cms/minute

A B C D
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Question No. 12
428. Anal cerci are present in
A. Only in female cockroach
B. Only in male ascaris
C. Only in male cockroach
D. In both male and female cockroach

A B C D
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Question No. 13
253. Antibodies of the plasma are party manufactured by
A. Monocytes
B. Lymphocytes
C. Eiosinophils
D. Neutrophils

A B C D
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Question No. 14
381. Which of the following does NOT affect the heart beat rate
A. Adrenalin
B. Acetylcholine
C. Non-adrenalin
D. Insulin

A B C D
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Question No. 15
651. The synthesis of urea in liver takes place by
A. Ornithine cycle
B. Nitrogen cycle
C. Kreb's cycle
D. Glycolysis

A B C D
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Question No. 16
146. " Cholera Vibrio" is a motile bacteria belonging to the group of
A. Monotrichous
B. Lophotrichous
C. Amphitrichous
D. Peritrichous

A B C D
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Question No. 17
539. Which of the following is a sex-linked character
A. Tuberculosis
B. Shortsightedness
C. Bow leggedness
D. Colour Blindness

A B C D
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Question No. 18
44. Pila (snail) Limux slug), Patella etc. belongs to class
A. Polypalacophora
B. Scaphopoda
C. Gastropoda
D. Cephalopoda

A B C D
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Question No. 19
257. Haemopoesis takes place in the bone marraw of one of the bone
A. Femur
B. Radius
C. Vertebrae
D. Humerus

A B C D
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Question No. 20
422. An earth worm has
A. one eye
B. Two eyes
C. Many eyes
D. No eye

A B C D
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Question No. 21
607. The term 'Protista' was given by
A. Carolus Linnaeus
B. John Ray
C. Georges Leopold Cuvier
D. Ernst Haeckel

A B C D
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Question No. 22
615. In Pheretima, spermathecae are found in segments
A. 4th to 7th
B. 9th to 12th
C. 6th to 9th
D. 17th to 20th

A B C D
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Question No. 23
351. An animal having diploblastic acoelomic condition is
A. Ascaris
B. Sea Anemone
C. Planaria
D. Periplaneta

A B C D
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Question No. 24
167. Clitellium in Earth worm is situated in
A. 13, 14, and 15th segments
B. 14, 15, 16 th segments
C. 15, 16, 17 th segments
D. 19, 20, 21st segments

A B C D
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Question No. 25
139. Paraplegia refers to paralysis of
A. both the legs
B. both upper limbs
C. the entire body
D. only one limb

A B C D
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Question No. 26
608. The poisonous substance released as a result of rupturing of schizont in R.B.C. of Malarial patient is
A. Haematin
B. Haem
C. Haeamoglobin
D. Haemozoine

A B C D
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Question No. 27
149. Male gonads in Hydra are found
A. in lower half of the body
B. near the hypostome
C. any where on the body
D. exactly in the middle

A B C D
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Question No. 28
287. Oviparous mammls belong to
A. Eutheria
B. Prototheria
C. Metatheria
D. Marsupialia

A B C D
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Question No. 29
83. Short and Garnham (1984) re associated with discovery of
A. Life cycle of malarial parasite
B. Oocyasts of malarial parasite in stomach of mosquito
C. Transmission of malaria by mosquitoes
D. Causing malaria by patients blood

A B C D
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Question No. 30
27. Which one of the following is a genetic trait ?
A. Acromegaly
B. Addison's disease
C. Albinism
D. Goitre

A B C D
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Question No. 31
342. Smallest R.B.Cs in the following mammals are found in
A. Man
B. Musk deer
C. Rhinocros
D. Whale

A B C D
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Question No. 32
564. One of the following is not a human salivary gland
A. parotid
B. sub-maxillary
C. sub-lingual
D. infra-orbital

A B C D
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Question No. 33
145. Trypanosama, the causative agent of African sleeping sickness belongs to which class of protozoa ?
A. Rhizopoda
B. Mastigophera
C. Sporozoa
D. Ciliata

A B C D
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Question No. 34
620. Without the following corpuseles, blood clotting is not possible :
A. Erythrocytes
B. Thrombocytes
C. Plasmocytes
D. Leucocytes

A B C D
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Question No. 35
344. Connecting link between glycolysis and Krebs cycle is/before entering Krebs cycle pyruvate is changed to
A. Oxaloacetrate
B. PEP
C. Pyruvate
D. Acetyl CoA

A B C D
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Question No. 36
655. Amount of O2 normally carried by 100 ml of pure blood, is
A. 40 ml
B. 20 ml
C. 10 ml
D. 30 ml

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Getting Ads for your blogs ans sites

So now you have a blog or a website, and you want to do something with it. If you are not interested in making money with your site, you can skip to part3. For those of you who do, read on ! Making money with your site is easier than you think. This is not a sale pitch, rather more of an explanation to some of the things that can earn you easy money online.

Step 2.1) Display AdSense

The first step, we suggest you Here Google will pick relevant ads for your page. And when someone clicks on it you earn anything from a few cents to a few dollars. AdSense is really easy to use, it’s just as easy as copying & pasting some code into your blog tempate. You will get paid by either check or a bank transfer at the end of the month, once you’ve earned over $100. Yes it’s that easy. Many bloggers are making over $1,000 a month, just from this program. So don’t delay !

In fact, ! The ads at the top of the screen are from them. To sign up is FREE and you will be making money from blogging! One of the strong points for AdSense is that they will match the ads with your content. So if you write about dogs, you are likely to have ads about grooming products, where as if you blgg about cars, the ads will be either car repair or car insurance related. These ads actually add to your site, you are linking to advertisers who are offering products that people are very likely to use. This approach to a website monetization will insure that getting ads for your website is easy and beneficial to your readers.

AdSense Process

Get the HTML code from AdSense
Paste the Ad Code into your site
Sit back and make money

Step 2.2) Display textlinkads

Here is another great way to make money from existing pages. It’s totally free and it brings you money by doing nothing. It does sound too good to be true, but this program will bring revenue to you by selling links on your behalf. People are making hundreds of dollars per month via this program and so can you ! More can be read [here]. Here is our payout for August 2007.

Text Link Process

First Join Text Link Ads
Submit your site and get it approved
Install their ad code and make money

Next Steps

So now you have a blog with some ads, you are almost ready. You are ready to tweak your blog to get some readers,

Get Indexed

Our blog is ready to go, but maybe we should spend the time in tweaking some parts to make sure everyone can see us, before we start writing.

Step 3) Free Advertising

Here are few tips to get your blog started and noticed:

Submit to Google:By doing so google will index your site and it will appear on searches. It’s as easy as going [here] and filling out the form. Google will start to visit your blog witin 24-48 hours, and you start to get search engine traffic.
Get a FeedBurner account and direct feeds through FeedBurner.
Most probably your blogging software will automatically provide an RSS feed capability. However, chances are that you may not be able to track how many readers are subscribing to your feed. By burning your feed via FeedBurner, you can get those statistics. Again, it only takes a few minutes to setup a free account on FeedBurner [here].
Allow users to get your blog via email.
You will be amazed how many people want to read your blog via their email. It’s easy to set that up. You can get a script to do that by registering at Feedblitz, [here]. This will inform them of your new posts and encourages your readers to visit.

Sunday, August 21, 2011

LECTURER ZOOLOGY PAPER

Career in zoology

How to pursue a career in zoology:

The following is a description of what you'll need to know to pursue a career in zoology. These ideas are my opinions, and they may not necessarily work for you, but they should serve as a general guideline to pursuing your own career in zoology. Remember, there are many pathways you can take to achieve your goal in becoming a zoologist; just make sure that every decision you make along the way points towards your ultimate goal. If you don't see an answer here that you're looking for, I've provided a number of other resources (books and internet links) that will also be informative. You can also email me with your questions. Best of luck to you!

Recommendations based on my experiences:

Education:

A job in the field of zoology will require at least a Bachelor of Science in biology or a related field like wildlife biology or zoology. A Bachelor's degree takes about 130 credit hours, or 4-5 years of school at a university or college. With a Bachelor's degree, you can get a job as a field or lab technician, where you'll be responsible for anything from animal care to habitat management to data collection. If you want to conduct your own research, you'll need to have at least a Master of Science degree or a Ph.D. in biology or a related science. With these graduate degrees, you'll carry out or conduct your own research. You'll be responsible for leading others who are helping with the research, and responsible for analyzing, interpreting, and writing reports about the collected research data. A Master's degree takes 2-3 years of additional schooling, and a written thesis. A Ph.D. requires 4-6 addtional years of schooling, including a written dissertation.

What kind of classes does a zoology major have to take? What classes did you take in school?

Classes for a zoologist will range from molecular biology to organic chemistry to physics, and lots in between. Specialty classes depend on a variety of your personality traits. I was interested in population biology and ecology of reptiles and amphibians, so I took classes like ecology, herpetology, evolutionary ecology, and zoogeography.

Biology, however, is THE most important class you'll take in working towards your degree in zoology. If fact, most zoologists actually major in biology and specialize in a certain area within zoology during graduate school. So believe me, you'll be taking not one, but LOTS of biology classes! Some are hard, and some seem like they have nothing to do with what you are interested in, but believe me, EVERY ONE of them will benefit your abilities as a zoologist some day. It never ceases to amaze me how some of the classes that I thought would never benefit me as a zoologist actually have.

Get a jumpstart on your zoology education with these academic books

What school to choose:

I get asked a lot about which school(s) a person who is interested in pursuing a zoology career should attend. There is no simple answer to this question. It will depend somewhat on where you live and how much you plan to spend for your education. The only requirement that I recommend you have for your prospective university or college is that they offer a Bachelor of Science in biology. Almost all of them do. When I was in school, some colleges offered a B.S. in zoology or wildlife biology, but these programs are, in most cases, being phased out with a standard biology program. So just look for a school that has a strong biology program and make sure it has other requirements that you may personally need (like proximity to your home town or tuition costs).

How do I choose a good graduate school?

Although it really doesn't matter a whole lot where you get your undergraduate degree, the opposite is true when pursuing your Master's or Ph.D. Be sure to research the university departments you are interested in, and make sure that there is a professor there that specializes in the type of research you want to do in your own career. For example, if you are interested in herpetology, be sure to find a department that has a herpetologist on staff. Also, make sure that (s)he is doing research that you are really interested in - this person will be your thesis advisor if you decide to go there. Therefore, when selecting a university, be sure to contact your potential advisor and ask questions about their research, and about what your potential thesis topics could be if you decide to work under him or her. While in graduate school, be sure to attend professional conferences - that's where you'll meet other people and find work opportunities.

Where to find a program in biology at a university or college:

Here's a really good source for finding colleges and universities by major:

http://www.petersons.com/

This is the Peterson Guide website. They also publish an annual with listings...you should be able to find it in the reference section of any large library. Try searching for a college with a biology program (there's tons of them out there), and then try narrowing your search to zoology or wildlife biology. It's also a great resource for locating a graduate program.

Salary info:

Just like any job, t he pay for a zoologist generally increases with each additional degree, and with the amount of experience you have. Check out the U.S. Office of Personal Management's website to see approximately how much a zoologist can earn with different amounts of education and experience. Here's the site address:

http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/

Click the "Search Jobs" button. In the keyword box, type "wildlife." Select area, then scroll down and click the "Search for Jobs" button. You will see a list of current job openings that include salaries in the job descriptions. Notice that the more education and experience you have, the higher salary you can command. Also notice that you may have to travel far away in order to do interesting work. I moved from northern Illinois to southern Mississippi to take a job once. Also notice in the job descriptions what kind of experience you'll need, as far as college classes and work experience goes.

Jobs a zoologist can do:

There's many different jobs that a zoologist can do, from being a lab technician, to a veterinarian, to being an animal caretaker/trainer/breeder, to being a wildlife biologist. Each job requires different experience, training, and each has different tasks specific to a job.

Check here for books that provide descriptions of the range of careers available to zoologists

Job specifics:

On a daily basis what tasks, responsibilities and pressures does a person in this career face?

I spend about 50% of the time in the field collecting data, and about 50% of the time in the office analyzing the data and writing reports. The field data collection period is usually timed to correspond with the active period of the animal under study.

As with every job, there are goals that are typically tied to financial constraints. Our job is to get as much research out of the budget as possible. That means carefully planning the research project, and making sure that data is carefully collected, analyzed, and interpreted in a timely manner.

I study populations of endangered vertebrates, which is kind of specific. When in the field, I record data on the habitat of the animals, I capture and mark animals so I can estimate the population size, I record data from each animal (including age, sex, and body measurements) so I can assess the structure/health of the population, and I record certain behaviors of the animals (whatever is pertinent to the question being asked in the study). In the lab, I process any data taken from the field, which is primarily done on the computer. A lot of 'number-crunching'. When I've detected patterns in the data, I interpret them in a written report, which is ALWAYS the goal of research: to generate a report of the findings.

What will the job of a zoologist be like in the future? What is the outlook of this career?

As more habitat is lost every year, zoologists will become more and more like conservationists.

Necessary personality traits:

Intelligent, creative, a love for nature and the outdoors/wildlife. The ability to be able to work in extreme conditions of weather, be able to work in harsh environments, the ability to 'connect' with nature.

Most and least enjoyable aspects:

The best part about being a zoologist is that you're doing something that you really love to do. That makes job stress virtually non-existant. Disadvantages include low entry salary, limited advancement of salary, and the possibility that you may have to move a long distance to take a job. In addition, be prepared to get at least a little depressed when you learn how much we, as humans, have altered this planet and caused the extinction, or near extinction, of many animals. Probably the worst part of my job is conducting work in an area that has been totally degraded by human impacts to the point where it is uninhabitable by native animals.

How did you get started?

I started down this path because I knew that I would be happy studying animals. So I entered college as a zoology major. From talking with my counselor, reading, and taking a variety of classes, I discovered what my strengths, weaknesses, and interests were in the field of zoology, and tailored my career around that.

With one of your specialities being in reptiles, have you ever worked, actually touching, an alligator or crocodile? What interests you most about reptiles?

Yes, I have handled alligators, but they were small ones (2-3ft in length). They are incredibly powerful animals, even at that size. I love reptiles because they are so different, primitive-looking, and beautiful.

Do you handle rattlesnakes often?

I have handled rattlesnakes several times, most often with a pair of snake tongs, a metal tool 3-4ft in length which has a 'gripper' at one end. A friend of mine was doing rattlesnake research in southern Mississippi, where I was conducting research on gopher tortoises. I caught several rattlesnakes for him (eastern diamondback rattlesnakes)....this is how I would do it: I carried with me a large nylon bag, about 3 times the size of a pillow case, and my snake tongs. Whenever I found a rattlesnake, I would lay the nylon snake bag on the ground with the opening towards the top, and the bottom of the bag on the ground surface. I would then carefully pick the snake up with the tongs, being careful not to squeeze too hard, but firmly enough that it couldn't escape, and then gently lay the snake on the bag. Then I would release the grip on the snake, grab the edge of the nylon bag with the tongs, and pull up, so the bag would slide up around the snake. I'd lift the bag all the way up so the snake was in the bottom of the bag, then lay the bag down, stretched out. Then I'd lay the tongs across the bag, and slide it down towards the snake. The snake would then be trapped in the bag. While the tongs blocked the snake in the bottom end of the bag, I'd twist the top end of the bag and tie it into a knot. The snake could then be safely carried, as long as I held the bag at a distance from my body. Please DO NOT attempt to do this on your own! I have spent years studying the behavior of snakes, and I would not recommend that anyone does this unless they are very experienced in snake biology and behavior.

What projects are you currently working on?

The company I currently work for specializes in providing environmental consultation to clients who are interested in developing an area, but are required by law to protect the environment at the same time. I'm currently working on a project near Bel Air Estates in Los Angeles where I'm collecting data regarding red-tailed hawk nesting success. I'm also working on a number of other projects, including burrowing owl, coast horned lizard, and bird nest surveys throughout southern California.

Over the past several years, my research interests have also taken me into archaeology, where I work as a zooarchaeologist. As a zooarchaeologist, I identify, analyze, and report on animal bones recovered from archaeological sites, making my interpretations about the humans who lived at the site from the perspective of their use of animals.

I'm also currently working on several manuscripts from previous studies I've conducted. I've submitted a number of manuscripts to scientific journals; some have been accepted for publication, whereas others are still in the peer-review process.

Be sure to check out books about techniques used by professional zoologists

Websites of interest:

http://www.ecojobs.com/
http://www.eco.org/
http://environmental-jobs.com/
http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/
http://www.seaworld.org/careers/careerinfo.html
http://www.jobsabroad.com/listings.cfm?fkinterntype=103
http://www.cas.okstate.edu/career/what_to_do/zoology.html
http://www.ucc.ie/ucc/depts/zoology/schools/jobs.html
http://www.sfzoo.org/about/keeper.htm
http://careers.ns.utexas.edu/Student/Career%20Options/Zoology.htm
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/svp/carct/veterinary.html
http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/pae/zoology/careers.mhtml
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/svp/carct/zoology.html
http://www.fonz.org/getinv/careers.htm
http://www.ndsu.edu/ndsu/academic/factsheets/sci_math/zoology.shtml
http://departments.weber.edu/zoology/Careers.htm
http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/pae/millerharley/careers.mhtml
http://www.student-manual.com/study/subjects/zoolog/zoocareers.htm
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/zoology/careers.htm
http://www.byu.edu/ccc/advising/career_book/bioagric/zool.htm
http://www.paulsmiths.edu/academic/environ/engines/fish.html

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