Unit-I. Diversity of Life
Biodiversity: Diversity of Life ; Variety of living organisms; Need and History of classification Artificial, Natural and Phylogenetic classifications. Biosystematics: Taxonomy and Systematics; Concept of species and Taxonomical hierarchy; Binomial nomenclature; Herbarium.
Two Kingdom and Five kingdom classifications and their merits and demerits; General characters and classification of Monera, Protista and Fungi; Lichens; Status of Viruses, and Viroids.
Unit -II. Kingdom Plantae
Classification of plants into major groups; General characters of Algae, Bryophyta, Pteridophyta and Gymnosperms and their classes.
Morphology of Flowering plants and their function: Morphology of root, stem and leaf (without their modifications); Morphology of Inflorescence, flower, fruit and seed. Description of family .
Unit – III: Plant Anatomy
Tissue systems in plants Epidermal, ground and vascular tissue systems; Anatomy and functions of dicot and monocot root, stem and leaves.
Unit-IV Plant Physiology
Respiration
Respiration :Cellular Respiration , Glycolisis , Krebs Cycle and electron transport system along with ATP energetics)
; Chemiosmotic hypothesis; Aerobic and Anaerobic respirations; Amphibolic pathways; Respiratory quotient.
Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis: Historical background; Site of Photosynthesis; Photosynthetic pigments; Mechanism of Photosynthesis Light dependent phase (Light reaction), Photosystems; Cyclic and non-cyclic photophosphorylations; Light independent (biosynthetic) phase Calvin (C3) cycle and Hatch & Slack (C4) cycle; Factors affecting photosynthesis; Photorespiration.
Plant Growth and Development
Plant Growth and Development: Characteristics of plant growth; phases of growth, growth rate, growth curve; conditions of growth; differentiation, dedifferentiation and redifferentiation.
Sequence of developmental process in a plant cell; Plant growth regulators; Discovery and physiological effects of Auxins, Gibberellins, Cytokinins, Ethylene and Abscissic Acid.