Unit1 Anatomy and Physiology of Organisms (27 hour)

 Plant anatomy:
 Types of tissues, meristematic and permanent tissues,

Internal structure of dicot and monocot root, stem and leaf, Secondary growth of dicot stem.

 Plant physiology:

(i) Water relation: Osmosis, diffusion, ascent of sap and transpiration

(ii) Photosynthesis: Site of photosynthesis, mechanism and factors affecting photosynthesis

(iii) Respiration : Types of respiration, mechanism and factors affecting respiration

(iv) Growth: Plant growth hormones: Auxins, Gibberellin, Cytokinin.

(v) Plant movement: Concept of growth and turgor movement.

Unit 2 Genetics (32 hour)

• Elements of heredity and variation
• Genetic material (DNA and RNA).
• Genetie code Gene pool
• Genetic expression and its repulation: Basis of Mendelian netics,
• Mendel's laws of inheritans
• Concept of incomplete dominance and condominance,
• Multiple gene, Linkages.
• Crossing over.
• Mutation and its types and polyploidy.
• Sex-linked inheritance (X-linked gene for eye colur of Drosophila and colour-blindness in man)

Unit 3 Developmental Biology (10 hour)

• Reproduction and development of angiosperms - Asexual reproduction,
• Pollination,
• Development of male and female gametophyte,
• Fertilization and development of embryo (dicot and monocot)

Unit 4 Application of Biology (6 hour)

•  Introduction to biotechnology,
• tissue culture,
• concept of breeding technique Disease resistant plants,
• green manures.
• Genetic engineering and its application
• Fermentation technology: alcoholic and antibiotic fermentation