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* Five kingdom classification

* Salient features and
1 Biological Classification classification of Monera, NIL NIL
Protista and Fungi into major
groups: Lichens, Viruses and
Viroids
Salient features and
classification of plants into
major groups-
2 Plant Kingdom * Algae NIL * Angiosperms
* Bryophytes
* Pteridophyres
* Gymnosperms
* Root
* Stem
* Leaf
* Inllorescence- cymose and
Family - Malvaceae,
recemose * Solanaceae
3 Morphology of Floering Plants Cruciferae, Compositae,
* Flower * Liliaceae
Graminae
* Fruit
* Seed
* Family - Fabaceae
(Legumiosceae)
* Tissues (Simple Tissues &
Complex Tissues)
4 Anatomy of Flowering Plants * Root NIL * Secondary growth
* Stem
*Leaf

* Cell theory
* Structure of prokaryotic and
eukaryotic cell
* Plant cell and animal cell
* Cell envelope, cell membrane
* Cell wall, Cell organelles
(structure and function;
Endomembrane system-
endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi
5 Cell: The Unit of Life NIL NIL
bodies,
lysosomes, vacuoles,
mitochondria, ribosomes,
plastids, micro bodies,
Cytoskeleton,
cilia, flagella, centrioles (ultra
structure and function), Nucleus-
nuclear membrane,
chromatin, nucleolus.

* Cell cycle
* Mitosis
6 Cell Cycle and Cell Division * Meiosis NIL NIL
* Significance of both mitosis
and meiosis
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* Photosynthesis as a means of
Autotrophic nutrition.
* Site of photosynthesis
* Pigments involved in
Photosynthesis
* Photochemical and
Photosynthesis in Higher biosynthetic phases
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Plants * Cyclic and non cyclic
photophosphorylation
* Chemiosmotic hypothesis
* Photorespiration C3 and C4
pathways
* Factors affecting
photosynthesis.

* Cellular respiration-glycolysis
* Fermentation (anaerobic)
* TCA cycle
* Electron transport system
8 Respiration in Plants NIL NIL
* Number of ATP molecules
generated
* Amphibolic pathways
* Respiratory quotient

* Seed germination
* Phases of plant gowth
* Plant growth rate
* Conditions of growth
* Differentiation,
Plant Growth and dedifferentiation and
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Development redifferentiation
* Sequence of developmental
process in a plant cell
* Growth regulators (auxin,
gibberellin, cytokinin, ethylene,
ABA)
10 Transport in Plants DELETED
11 Mineral Nutrition DELETED
12 Reproduction in Organisms DELETED
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* Flower structure
* Development of male and
female gametophytes
* Pollination-types, agencies
and examples
* Outbreeding devices
* Pollen-Pistil interaction
* Double fertilization, Post
Sexual Reproduction in
13 fertilization events NIL NIL
Flowering Plants
* Development of endosperm
and embryo
* Development of seed and
formation of fruit
* Apomixis, parthenocarpy
* Polyembryony
* Significance of seed and fruit
formation.

Strategies for Enhancement in

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Food Production
* Genetic engineering
Biotechnology: Principles and
15 * Recombinant DNA NIL NIL
Processes
technology

* Application of Biotechnology
in health and agriculture
* Human insulin
* Vaccine production
Biotechnology and its * Gene therapy
16 NIL NIL
Applications * Genetically modified
organisms - Bt crops;
Transgenic Animals
* Biosafety issues-Biopiracy
and patents

* Organisms and environrnent

* Population interactions-
mutualism, competition,
17 Organisms and Populations predation parasitism NIL NIL
* Population attributes-growth.
birth rate ad death rate, age
distribution.

* Patterns, components
* Productivity aud
decomposition * Ecological Succession
18 Ecosystem * Energy flow NIL * Nutrient cycling
* Pyramids of number * Ecosystem services
* Biomass
* Energy
19 Environmental Issues DELETED