LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034 B.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ZOOLOGY SIXTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2007 ZO 6600 – ENVIRONMENTAL MGMT. AND ECOLOGICAL METHODS Date & Time : 16.04.2007/9.00-12.00 Dept. No. Part A (Answer all) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Part B Part C Comment on “biological magnification”. Define half life with examples Write a note on “elutriation”. Differentiate exhaustible energy from inexhaustible energy What is ozone hole? Comment on Freons. Write a note on bioconcentration. Comment on radioactive fallout. Write a note on noise pollution. What is Breader’s equation? 4 X 10 = 40 Bring out the ecological effects of radioactive pollution Describe the ill effects of air pollution Explain sampling programme on vertebrate hosts? Bring out the factors affecting the size of relative estimates Bring out the ill effects of contamination of water Describe how population estimation is done for eggs and immobile animals (Answer any two) 17 18 19 20 Max. 100 Marks 10 X 2 = 20 (Answer any four) 11 12 13 14 15 16 TS 17 2 X 20 = 40 Discuss in detail the behavioral methods of extraction. Discuss the importance of inexhaustible energy resource Form an essay on land pollution and its impact Describe the importance of sustainable development *********