CSS Zoology Past Paper 2016

Instructions specific to this paper

• Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.

Part-II questions

1. Q. 220 marks

   Give an overview of National Parks of Pakistan and discuss current status of biodiversity in these parks.

2. Q. 310 marks

   (a) Write down major reasons of success on earth in case of Arthropods. (b) Explain different embryological stages in the development of an (10) (20) Echinoderm.

3. Q. 410 marks

   (a) Describe different evolutionary trends in invertebrates and vertebrates reproduction. (b) What do you know about endogenous and exogenous fishes of (10) (20) Pakistan?

4. Q. 520 marks

   What do you know about Recombinant DNA technology? What are its basic steps and how this technology is beneficial to us?

5. Q. 620 marks

   Discuss Green House Effect and Global Warming in the scenario of present climatic conditions.

6. Q. 720 marks

   (a) Discuss the role of Hypothalamus in controlling pituitary gland function. (10) (b) How nervous system acts on animal behaviour? Explain with examples. (10)

7. Q. 820 marks

   Write short notes on TWO of the following topics: (10 each) (a) DNA Replication process in prokaryotes and eukaryotes (b) Zoonotic Diseases (c) Plate-Tectonics Theory

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Source:

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• Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
• All the parts (if any) of each question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
• Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the question paper.
• No page/space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of the Answer Book must be crossed.
• Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.