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  • Chapter-1: The Living World

    NOTES-1.1 PPT-1.1
  • Biodiversity; Need for classification; three domains of life; taxonomy and systematics; concept of species and taxonomical hierarchy; binomial nomenclature

  • Chapter-2: Biological Classification

    Notes 2.1 PPT 2.1
  • Five kingdom classification; Salient features and classification of Monera, Protista and Fungi into major groups; Lichens, Viruses and Viroids.

  • Chapter-3: Plant Kingdom

    Notes 3.1
  • Classification of plants into major groups; Salient and distinguishing features and a few examples of Algae, Bryophyta, Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae (Topics excluded – Angiosperms, Plant Life Cycle and Alternation of Generations)

  • Chapter-4: Animal Kingdom

    Notes 4.1
  • Salient features and classification of animals, non-chordates up to phyla level and chordates up to class level (salient features and at a few examples of each category). (No live animals or specimen should be displayed.)

  • Chapter-5: Morphology of Flowering Plants

    Notes 5.1
  • Morphology of different parts of flowering plants: root, stem, leaf, inflorescence, flower, fruit and seed. Description of family Solanaceae

  • Chapter-6: Anatomy of Flowering Plants

    Notes 6.1
  • Anatomy and functions of tissue systems in dicots and monocots.

  • Chapter-7: Structural Organisation in Animals

    Notes 7.1
  • Morphology, Anatomy and functions of different systems (digestive, circulatory,respiratory, nervous and reproductive) of frog.

  • Chapter-8: Cell-The Unit of Life

    Notes 8.1
  • Cell theory and cell as the basic unit of life, structure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells; Plant cell and animal cell; cell envelope; cell membrane, cell wall; cell organelles - structure and function; endomembrane system, endoplasmic reticulum, golgi bodies, lysosomes, vacuoles, mitochondria, ribosomes, plastids, microbodies; cytoskeleton, cilia, flagella, centrioles (ultrastructure and function); nucleus.

  • Chapter-9: Biomolecules

    Notes 9
  • Chemical constituents of living cells: biomolecules, structure and function of proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids; Enzyme - types, properties, enzyme action. (Topics excluded: Nature of Bond Linking Monomers in a Polymer, Dynamic State of Body Constituents – Concept of Metabolism, Metabolic Basis of Living, The Living State)

  • Chapter-10: Cell Cycle and Cell Division

    Notes 10.1
  • Cell cycle, mitosis, meiosis and their significance

  • Chapter-13: Photosynthesis in Higher Plants

    Notes 13.1 Notes 12.2
  • Photosynthesis as a means of autotrophic nutrition; site of photosynthesis, pigments involved in photosynthesis (elementary idea); photochemical and biosynthetic phases of photosynthesis; cyclic and non-cyclic photophosphorylation; chemiosmotic hypothesis; photorespiration; C3 and C4 pathways; factors affecting photosynthesis.

  • Chapter-14: Respiration in Plants

    Notes 14
  • Exchange of gases; cellular respiration - glycolysis, fermentation (anaerobic), TCA cycle and electron transport system (aerobic); energy relations - number of ATP molecules generated; amphibolic pathways; respiratory quotient.

  • Chapter-15: Plant - Growth and Development

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  • Seed germination; phases of plant growth and plant growth rate; conditions of growth; differentiation, dedifferentiation and redifferentiation; sequence of developmental processes in a plant cell; growth regulators - auxin, gibberellin, cytokinin, ethylene, ABA;

  • Chapter-17: Breathing and Exchange of Gases

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  • Respiratory organs in animals (recall only); Respiratory system in humans; mechanism of breathing and its regulation in humans - exchange of gases, transport of gases and regulation of respiration, respiratory volume; disorders related to respiration - asthma, emphysema, occupational respiratory disorders.

  • Chapter-18: Body Fluids and Circulation

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  • Composition of blood, blood groups, coagulation of blood; composition of lymph and its function; human circulatory system - Structure of human heart and blood vessels; cardiac cycle, cardiac output, ECG; double circulation; regulation of cardiac activity; disorders of circulatory system - hypertension, coronary artery disease, angina pectoris, heart failure.

  • Chapter-19: Excretory Products and their Elimination

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  • Modes of excretion - ammonotelism, ureotelism, uricotelism; human excretory system – structure and function; urine formation, osmoregulation; regulation of kidney function - renin - angiotensin, atrial natriuretic factor, ADH and diabetes insipidus; role of other organs in excretion; disorders - uremia, renal failure, renal calculi, nephritis; dialysis and artificial kidney, kidney transplant.

  • Chapter-20: Locomotion and Movement

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  • Types of movement - ciliary, flagellar, muscular; skeletal muscle, contractile proteins and muscle contraction; skeletal system and its functions; joints; disorders of muscular and skeletal systems - myasthenia gravis, tetany, muscular dystrophy, arthritis, osteoporosis, gout.

  • Chapter-21: Neural Control and Coordination

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    • Neuron and nerves; Nervous system in humans - central nervous system; peripheral nervous system and visceral nervous system; generation and conduction of nerve impulse.

  • Chapter-22: Chemical Coordination and Integration

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  • Endocrine glands and hormones; human endocrine system - hypothalamus, pituitary, pineal, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pancreas, gonads; mechanism of hormone action (elementary idea); role of hormones as messengers and regulators, hypo - and hyperactivity and related disorders; dwarfism, acromegaly, cretinism, goiter, exophthalmic goitre, diabetes, Addison's disease. Note: Diseases related to all the human physiological systems to be taught in brief.

  • Chapter-1: The Living World

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  • Chapter-2: Biological Classification

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  • Chapter-3: Plant Kingdom

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  • Chapter-4: Animal Kingdom

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  • Chapter-5: Morphology of Flowering Plants

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  • Chapter-6: Anatomy of Flowering Plants

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  • Chapter-7: Structural Organisation in Animals

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  • Chapter-8: Cell-The Unit of Life

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  • Chapter-9: Biomolecules

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  • Chapter-10: Cell Cycle and Cell Division

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  • Chapter-13: Photosynthesis in Higher Plants

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  • Chapter-14: Respiration in Plants

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  • Chapter-15: Plant - Growth and Development

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  • Chapter-17: Breathing and Exchange of Gases

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  • Chapter-18: Body Fluids and Circulation

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  • Chapter-19: Excretory Products and their Elimination

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  • Chapter-20: Locomotion and Movement

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  • Chapter-21: Neural Control and Coordination

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  • Chapter-22: Chemical Coordination and Integration

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  • Answers All Chapters

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    • Chapter-1: The Living World

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    • Chapter-2: Biological Classification

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    • Chapter-3: Plant Kingdom

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    • Chapter-4: Animal Kingdom

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    • Chapter-5: Morphology of Flowering Plants

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    • Chapter-6: Anatomy of Flowering Plants

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    • Chapter-7: Structural Organisation in Animals

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    • Chapter-8: Cell-The Unit of Life

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    • Chapter-9: Biomolecules

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    • Chapter-10: Cell Cycle and Cell Division

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    • Chapter-13: Photosynthesis in Higher Plants

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    • Chapter-14: Respiration in Plants

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    • Chapter-15: Plant - Growth and Development

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    • Chapter-17: Breathing and Exchange of Gases

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    • Chapter-18: Body Fluids and Circulation

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    • Chapter-19: Excretory Products and their Elimination

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    • Chapter-20: Locomotion and Movement

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    • Chapter-21: Neural Control and Coordination

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    • Chapter-22: Chemical Coordination and Integration

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