Chapter Important topics
Chapter-1 Sexual reproduction in flowering Development of male and female gametophyte,
plants outbreeding devices, pollination pollen-pistil
interaction Seeds development and fruit
formation Polyembyony and parthenoarpy and
seeds despercal.
Chapter-2 Human reproduction Fertilization, implanation, embryo development
to blastocyst formation, male and fermale
reproduction, pregnancy and placenta
formation, testis and overy, menstrual cycle,
gametogenesis, lactation and parturition
Chapter-3 Reproductive health Birth control ( Contraception, need for and
methods & medical termination of pregnancy),
STD, infertility and assisted reproductive
technologies ( ZIFT, GIFT & IVF)
Chapter- 4 Principle of inheritance and Sex determination in humans, honey bees and
variation birds, heredity and variation, co-dominance,
multiple alleles and inheritance of blood
groups, polygenic inheritance, linkage and
crossing over, heredity and variation, turner’s,
down’s and klinefelter’s syndrome
Chapter – 5 Molecular basis of inheritance The structure of RNA & DNA, DNA packing, DNA
replication, search of genetic material and DNA
as genetic material, transcription, translation,
genetic code, central dogma, gene expression
and regulation, DNA fingerprinting, HCG, and
rich genome projects.
Chapter – 6 Evolution The origin of life, Darwin’s contribution, a
modern synthetic theory of evolution,
evidences of evolution ( comparative anatomy,
palaeontology, molecular and embryological
evidences), Hardy – Weinberg ‘s principle, Gene
– flow and genetic flow, adaptive radiation and
human evolution
Chapter – 7 Human health and diseases Pathogens, Immunology, vaccines, common
diseases ( dengue, malaria, typhoid and
ringworm) Cancer, AIDS & HIV and adolescence.
Chapter – 8 Microbes in human welfare Microbes in food processing, sewage
treatment, industrial production and energy
produce, microbes as bio – control and bio –
fertilizers and antibiotics
Chapter – 9 Biotechnology – principles and Genetic Engineering ( Recombinant DNA
process technology)
Chapter – 10 Biotechnology and its applications Application of biotechnology in health and
agriculture, stem cell technology, human
insulin,vaccine production and gene therapy,
GMO crops, biosafety tissue, biopiracy, patents
and transgenic animals
Chapter – 11 Organisms and populations Populations interactions ( mutualism,
predation, competition and parasitism),
population attributes ( growth, distribution,
birth rate and death rate)
Chapter – 12 Ecosystem Ecosystem patterns and components, energy
flow, productivity and decomposition, pyramids
of numbers, biomass and energy.
Chapter – 13 Biodiversity and its conservation Biodiversity concepts, loss of biodiversity,
hotspot, endangered organisms, conservation,
extinction, sacred groves, red data book,
biosphere reserves, wildlife, sanctuaries,
national park and ramsar sites.
