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SYLLABUS FOR BCS (WRITTEN) EXAMINATION
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ZOOLOGY
Part-II
(GENERAL ZOOLOGY)
Marks-100
Cytology, Genetics and Evolution:
(a) Ultrastructure of an animal cell; Structure and functions of different organelles of cells; Mitosis and
miotic cell divisions; Chromosomes.
(b) Nucleic acids; Structures of DNA and RNAs; replication of DNA, transcription of mRNA and
translation (Protein synthesis).
(c) Mendelian rations and their modifications, linkages and crossing overs; multiple alleles, blood groups;
epistasis; gene interactions.
(d) Genetic engineering, steps in preparing insulin from genetically engineered E. coli.
(e) Evidences of evolution; early theories of evolution; Darwin's Natural Selection theory of evolution,
Speciation; allopatric and sympatric evolution.
Ecology:
(a) Ecosystem, food chain, food web; food pyramids, ecosystem of a typical pond.
(b) Causes of environmental degradation; air, Water and Soil pollutions.
(c) Effects of pollution on human health and the economy of Bangladesh.
Wild-life:
(a) Wild-life fauna of Bangladesh; Principles and Significance of wild-life conservation in Bangladesh.
(b) National parks, game reserves and Sanctuaries.
(c) Ecotourism.
Zoogeography:
(a) Zoogeographical regions and their characteristics, bird and mamalian fauna.
(b) Wallace's line and Weaver's line, endemic fauna.
(c) Oriental Region and its relationship with Bangladesh.
Human Physiology, reproduction and population dynamics:
(a) Physiology of digestion, Circulation, respiration and excretion.
(b) Metabolism: Carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
(c) Gametogenesis; ovarian cycle; role of hormones in ovarian cycle; fertilization, implantation, placenta
and birth.
(d) Principles of population dynamics; human population and its control strategies in Bangladesh; and
principles of birth control practices.
Embryology:
(a) Egg types, fertilization, Cleavage types and gastrulation.
(b) Early embryonic development of Amphioxus.
Economic Zoology:
(a) Culture of Carp, Prawn and Shrimps in Bangladesh. Factors responsible in decline of fishery resources
in Bangladesh.
(b) Major insect pests of rice, jute, sugarcane and stored products: Biology, nature of damage and control
measures of these major pests.
(c) Apiculture and Sericulture in Bangladesh.
(d) Role of mosquitoes in transmission of diseases in human. Malaria eradication and measures of
mosquito controls.
BIOCHEMISTRY