BP106TP Remedial biology

Unit_01 :

Syllabus

Living world:

• Definition and character of living organisms
• Diversity in the living world
• Binomial nomenclature
• Five kingdoms of life and basis of classification. Salient features of monera, potista , fungi, animalia and plantae, virus,

Morphology of flowering plants

• Morphology of different parts of flowering plants – Roots, stem, inflorescence, flower, leaf, fruit, seed.
• General anatomy of root,stem, leaf of monocotyledons & Dicotylidones

Unit_02 :

Syllabus

Body fluids and circulation

• Composition of blood, blood groups, coagulation of blood
• Composition and functions of lymph
• Human circulatory system
• Structure of human heart and blood vessels
• Cardiac cycle, cardiac output and ECG

Digestion and Absorption

• Human alimentary canal and digestive glands
• Role of digestive enzymes
• Digestion, absorption and assimilation of digested food

Breathing and respiration

• Human respiratory system
• Mechanism of breathing and its regulation
• Exchange of gases, transport of gases and regulation of respiration
• Respiratory volumes

Unit_03 :

Syllabus

Excretory products and their elimination

• Modes of excretion
• Human excretory system – structure and function
• Urine formation
• Renin angiotensin system

Neural control and coordination

• Definition and classification of nervous system
• Structure of a neuron
• Generation and conduction of nerve impulse
• Structure of brain and spinal cord
• Functions of cerebrum, cerebellum, hypothalamus and medulla oblongata

Chemical coordination and regulation

• Endocrine glands and their secretions
• Functions of hormones secreted by endocrine glands

Human reproduction

• Parts of female reproductive system
• Parts of male reproductive system
• Spermatogenesis and Oogenesis
• Menstrual cycle

Unit_04 :

Syllabus

Plants and mineral nutrition:

• Essential mineral, macro and micronutrients
• Nitrogen metabolism, Nitrogen cycle, Biological nitrogen fixation

Photosynthesis

• Autotrophic nutrition, photosynthesis, photosynthetic pigments, Factors affecting photosynthesis.

Unit_05 :

Syllabus

Plant respiration:

• Respiration, glycolysis, fermentation (anaerobic).

Plant growth and development

• Phases and rate of plant growth, condition of growth, Introduction to plant growth regulators

Cell – The Unit of Life

• Structure and functions of cell and cell organelles. Cell division

Tissues

• Definition, types of tissues, location and functions.