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ALS520S - ANIMAL STUDIES 1 - 2ND OPP - JAN 2020 |
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NAMIBIA UNIVERSITY
OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND SPATIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SCIENCES
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR OF NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (NATURE
CONSERVATION)
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BNTC
LEVEL: 7
COURSE CODE: ALS520S
COURSE NAME: ANIMAL STUDIES 1
SESSION: JANUARY 2020
DURATION: 3 HOURS
PAPER: THEORY
MARKS: 150
SUPPLEMENTARY / SECOND OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER(S) | MS GAIL MORLAND
MOpeERATOR: | MR. H. TJIKURUNDA
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Write clearly and neatly.
3. Number the answers clearly.
PERMISSIBLE MATERIALS
1. All written work MUST be done in blue or black ink
2. No books, notes and other additional aids are allowed
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 4 PAGES (Including this front page)
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SECTIONA
1.
Provide a word/phrase that matches the description.
1.1
A group of individuals which are naturally reproductively isolated from other such groups.
(1)
1.2
Reproduction that takes place in the absence of a fertilized ovum.
(1)
1.3
Nervous system divided into five parts.
(1)
1.4
Venom that attacks the central nervous system and starts to affect breathing, speaking and
muscle movement.
(1)
1.5
Animals active during daylight hours.
(1)
1.6
Interactions between organisms of the same species.
(1)
1.7
Pouch at the beginning of the large intestine in Mollusca.
(1)
1.8
Division of the body into similar parts or segments.
(1)
1.9
Long pointed terminal structure.
(1)
1.10 Eardrum membrane used for hearing in amphibians.
(1)
[10]
2.
Define the following words/phrases.
2.1
Diploblastic
(1)
2.2
Holometabolous
(1)
2.3
Neoteny
(1)
2.4
Incisors
(1)
2.5
Echolocation
(1)
2.6
Mutualism
(1)
2.7
Scansors
(1)
2.8
Prostomium
(1)
2.9 Chitin
(1)
2.10 Lateral line
(1)
[10]
3.
Identify the class/order/phylum of animals below based on their distinguishing
characteristics:
3.1
Lowest animals with definite tissues and stinging cells.
(1)
3.2
Dorso-ventrally flattened, unsegmented worms that have eye-spots.
(1)
3.3
Segmented worms that use setae for movement and are covered in a cuticle.
(1)
3.4
Swimming predators with a foot divided into tentacles and closed circulatory systems.
(1)
3.5
Long legged marine animals with 4-6 pairs of legs that predate on small sedentary organisms. (1)
3.6
Jawless fish where the stomach is absent.
(1)
3.7
Terrestrial quadrupeds with moveable eyelids and the ability to shed their tail.
(1)
3.8
Endothermic animal with two pairs of limbs and light bones.
(1)
3.9
A nocturnal mammal that has wings made of stretched leathery membrane.
(1)
3.10 Marine herbivores with pectoral fins paddle-like and a large horizontally flattened tail used for
propulsion.
(1)
[10]
SECTION A: [30]
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SECTION B
1.
Discuss five characteristics of the porifera and name one example of a class of porifera.
(6)
2.
List the adjustments that Platyhelminths made to adapt to a parasitic lifestyle.
(6)
3.
Compare the Nematoda and Annelida based on their segmentation and reproductive
capabilities.
(4)
4.
Copy and complete the table below into your answer book.
(8)
5.
Compare the feeding strategies of Oligocheata and Hirudinae which are both classes of the
Annelida.
(8)
6.
Discuss Five characteristics of the class Insecta and three ways in which insects have
(8)
specialised their body structures to colonise so many ecosystems on the planet.
7.
Compare the arm structures for all five classes of the Echienodermata.
(5)
8.
Tabulate three differences between Chondrichthyes and Osteichthyes.
(6)
9.1
Discuss four challenges chordate evolution experiences because of movement onto land.
(4)
9.2
State the difference beteween hibernation and aestivation and discuss what happens to the
amphibian during this period.
(4)
10.1 Testudines are a type of reptile found in some ecosystems. Provide a comparison of the
differences found between the three Testudine groups.
(6)
10.2 Snakes and lizards differ in certain characteristics. Copy and complete the following table into (4)
your answer book.
11.1 State the main difference between reptiles and birds and discuss two advantages and two
disadvantages of this differnce.
(5)
11.2 Discuss thermoregulation in birds.
(4)
12.1 Discuss four characteristics that differ between birds and mammals.
(8)
12.2. ©Howdo mammals maintain their high metabolic rates?
SECTION C
(4)
SECTION B: [90]
1.
Chordates share similar characteristics when it comes to the presence of a notochord a dorsal
nerve cord, gill slits and a tail. Heart structure and the outer protective covering of the skin
changes as chordates evolve from fish to mammals. Discuss these changes and how this
affected the function of these different animals.
(20)
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2.
Tabulate a comparison between Porifera, Cnidaria, Mollusca, Arthropoda and Echinodermata,
where you compare the distinctive features of each animal, the symmetry, level of
organisation and digestive system.
(10)
TOTAL [150]
SECTION C: [30]
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4.
Copy
and
complete the tabl e below
Monoplacophora
into your answer
Gastropoda
book.
Cephalopoda
Radula
(present/absent)
Shape of
movement
appendage
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