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XI BIO-ZOOLOGY PRACTICAL NOTES -2024

Identification: The given specimen 1.A is identified as Ascaris .
Q.NO. SPOTTER IDENTIFICATION It belongs to the Phylum Aschelminthes

1.A SPECIMEN Tapeworm /Ascaris

2.B MICROSLIDE RBC/WBC

Zoological notes:
• It is a triploblastic, pseudocoelomate animal.
3.C BONE/JOINT Human humerus / Human • The unsegmented body is covered by a protective layer called
Ribcage cuticle.
4.D PHOTOGRAPH/PICTURE Addison’s disease / Marasmus 2.B Identification:
The given slide is identified as Red blood corpuscles (Erythrocytes).
Zoological notes:
5.E ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE Honey Bee / Bombyx mori • The red colour of the RBC is due to the presence of a respiratory
pigment, haemoglobin.
• Haemoglobin plays an important role in the transport of
respiratory gases.
1.A Identification: The given specimen 1.A is identified as Tapeworm. It
belongs to the Phylum Platyhelminthes.

OR
Identification:
The given slide is identified as white blood corpuscles (leucocytes).

Zoological notes:
• It is an endoparasite.
• Hooks and Suckers act as organs of attachment.
Zoological notes:
• Leucocytes are colourless, amoeboid, nucleated cells 5.E Identification: The photograph 5.E kept for identification is Honey
devoid of haemoglobin andother pigments. bee.
• WBCs are involved in protecting the body against pathogens.
• Economic importance:
3.C Identification: 1. The chief products of bee keeping industry are honey and bee wax.
The given specimen/picture kept for identification is the 2. Honey is the healthier substitute for sugar.
human – humerus bone.
Zoological notes: OR
• It is found between the shoulder and elbow. Identification:The photograph 3 C kept for identification is silkworm
• The head of humerus articulates with the glenoid cavity of the Bombyx mori
pectoral girdle
Economic importance:
OR Silk fibre produced by this silkworm is called mulberry silk.
It is used in manufacturing silk cloths, fishing fibres, tyres of racing cars
Identification:
The given bone/joint kept for identification is the human – Rib cage
Zoological notes:
• There ae ribsre 12 pairs of ribs.
• The first 7 pairs of ribs are called true ribs.
4.D Identification: The photograph 4.D kept for identification depicts
Addison’s disease.
Comments:
1. It is caused due to hyposecretion of glucocorticoids and
mineralocorticoids from the adrenal cortex.
2. Muscular weakness, low BP., loss of appetite, vomiting etc are the
symptoms
OR

4.D Identification: The photograph 4.D kept for identification depicts

Marasmus
Comments:
1. It is a disorder due to protein deficiency in children.
2. Diarrhoea and emaciation are the symptoms of this disease.