LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ZOOLOGY
FOURTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2007
TS 40
ZO 4808/ZO 4801 - BEHAVIOURAL BIOLOGY
Date & Time: 18/04/2007 / 9:00 - 12:00
Dept. No.
Part A
(Answer all)
Max. : 100 Marks
10 X 2 = 20
1. Comment on ‘Instinct’
2. Differentiate innate and learned behaviour with an example
3. What is called ‘IQ’?
4. Differentiate cooperation and kinship with examples
5. Comment on chemoreceptors
6. How hormones bring about aggression?
7. Comment on ‘Depth perception’
8. List down the advantages of grouping
9. What is the scope of ethology?
10. Define ‘Motivation’
Part B
(Answer any four)
4 X 10 = 40
11. Write an account on single gene and behaviour
12. Write notes on displacement and ritualization behaviour in animals
13. Honey bees have most complex and complicated behaviour - Justify
14. Discuss briefly the development of behaviour
15. How environment prevails over animal behaviour? Explain
16. Write an account on sensory processes and perception
Part C
(Answer any two)
2 X 20 = 40
17. Explain the relationship between languages and mental representation
18. Write an essay on methods of studying animal behaviour
19. Give a comprehensive account on Intelligence, tool use and culture
20. Write an essay on decision making behaviour in animals
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