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