General Vertebrate Zoology (II)
University of Nigeria
Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology
2015/2016 Second Semester Examination
ZEB302: General Vertebrate Zoology (II)
Thursday, July 28, 2016 Time: 3hrs
Instruction: Answer section A and any three questions, at least one from each section
SECTION A
1. Identify, draw, and label fully specimens A, B, C, D, E, and F
(b). Comment at least four features of zoological importance seen in the specimens
2. Using sound taxonomic features, classify features specimens F, G, H, J, and K
SECTION B
3. Write an essay on the biology of Lagomorpha
4. Write an essay on food and feeding habits on order Chiroptera
SECTION C
5. (a) Define mosaic evolution
(b) how has archeopterys exhibited the phenomenon of mosaic evolution?
6. Discuss fully the morphological features that have to enabled birds for aerial existence.
SECTION D
7. Write a concise essay on the biology of the name malsupian.
8. Write a concise essay on the biology of a named monotreme.
SECTION E
9. Succinctly write a sound on the biology of primates.
10. Discuss fully the biology Artiodactyla.
