Biology 12 Biology 12
UNIT I: REPRODUCTION
- Embryo development upto blastocyst formation
- Parturition (Elementary idea)
- Lactation (Elementary idea)
- Reproductive health
- Need for reproductive health and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STD)
- Birth control-Need and Methods
- Contraception and Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP)
- Amniocentesis
- Infertility and assisted reproductive technologies — IVF, ZIFT, GIFT (Elementary idea for general awareness)
UNIT II: GENETICS AND EVOLUTION
- Deviations from Mendelism
- Mendelian disorders in humans
- Molecular basis of Inheritance
- Modern Synthetic theory of Evolution
UNIT III: BIOLOGY AND HUMAN WELFARE
- Dengue
- Chikungunya
UNIT IV: BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ITS APPLICATIONS
UNIT V: ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT
- Organisms and environment Population interactions mutualism, competition. predation, parasitism
- Population attributes-growth, birth rate and death rate, age distribution
- Ecosystem: Patterns, components
- Productivity and decomposition
- Energy flow
- Pyramids of number
- Biomass
- Energy
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