Application of Biology :
Pesticides and Biological Pest Control – Benefit and hazards, Basic principles of ex situ and in situ conservation.
Red Data Book, Green Data Book.
Role of phytohormones in horticulture and agriculture.
Hybridization in plants – Definition and techniques.
Idea about plant cell and tissue culture – Micropropagation.
Principles and application of transgenic plants and animal, Test tube baby.
Growth, Reproduction, and Ageing :
A. In Plants :
Endocrine Ssystem and animal hormones :
Nervous and Muscular system : Brief outline of human brain structure.
Cranial Nerves : Distribution and Function.Spinal cord – Structure and major functions, Reflex arc (types) and reflex action : Conditional and unconditional reflexes.
Excretory System : Histology and function of the nephron (brief idea).
Normal and abnormal constituents of urine.
Metabolism : Definition; B.M.R.– Controlling factors; elementary idea of metabolic pathways; glycogenesis, glycogenolysis, gluconeogenesis, Oxidation of fatty acids, Ketone body formation and its significance.
