Thursday, April 24, 2008

Chapter 15 Syllabus

15.1 Measurement

- Parameters and methods of measurement (suitability and problems)

 

15.2 Types of growth curve

- Absolute growth curve

- Absolute growth rate curve

- Relative growth rate curve

 

15.3 Growth pattern

- Limited growth (human)

- Unlimited growth (perennial plants/woody plants)

- Allometric growth (human)

- Isometric growth (fish)

- Intermittent growth (insect)

 

15.4 Ecdysis and metamorphosis

- Definition

- Role of hormones (neurosecretion, juvenile hormone and ecdysone)

- Ecdysis and metamorphosis in insects

 

15.5 Dormancy

- Concept, importance and examples

 

15.5.1 Animals

- Hibernation, aestivation and diapause

 

15.5.2 Plants

- Seed dormancy

- Factors affecting seed dormancy and methods of overcoming them

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