Biology 11 Biology 11
UNIT I: DIVERSITY IN LIVING WORLD
- What is living?
- Need for classification
- Taxonomy & Systematics
- Concept of species and taxonomical hierarchy
- Binomial nomenclature
- Five kingdom classification
- Salient features and classification of Monera
- Protista and Fungi into major groups
- Lichens
- Viruses and Viroids
- Salient features and classification of plants into major groups-Algae, Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms (three to five salient and distinguishing features and at least two examples of each category)
UNIT II: STRUCTURAL ORGANISATION IN PLANTS AND ANIMALS
- Family (malvaceae, Cruciferae, leguminoceae, compositae, graminae)
- of an insect (Frog) (Brief account only)
UNIT III: CELL: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
- Plant cell and animal cell
- Micro bodies
- Cytoskeleton
UNIT IV: PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
- Seed germination
UNIT V: HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
- Breathing and Respiration
- Emphysema
- Occupational respiratory disorders
- Blood vessels
- Osmoregulation
- ADH and Diabetes insipidus
- Role of other organs in excretion
- Disorders
- Uraemia, Renal failure, Renal calculi, Nephritis
- Dialysis and artificial kidney
- Disorders of muscular and skeletal system
- Arthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Acromegaly
- Exopthalmic goiter
- Addison’s disease (Imp: Diseases and disorders mentioned above to be dealt in brief)