LIFE SCIENCES

Paper Code: 
CHSC 511
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to

  • Familiar with various groups of animals and plants
  • Know about parasites insects and their harmful effects

SECTION A – BOTANY

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Introduction to Plant Kingdom
  • Classification of Plant Kingdom 
  • Angiospermic plants ( Flower with details of its parts) 
  • Formation of fruit, seed and embryo 
  • Structure of monocot and dicot seed and seed germination 

Propagation of plants – seed and vegetative                                      

  • Seed Propagation
  • Cuttings – stem, leaf and root  
  • Layering
  • Grafting

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Types of Garden
  • Ornamental garden
  • Kitchen garden 
  • Herbal Garden  

Economic Botany               

  • Vegetables-Cauliflower, carrot, tomato, potato, onion, spinach, gourds, fenugreek 
  • Fruits-papaya, mango 
  • Spices and Condiments-clove , pepper, cardamom, cumin,  Coriander, asafoetida 
  • Ornamental and Foliage plants-Rose, Bougainvillea, China rose, fern, asparagus  
  • Application of biotechnology in agricultural crops.

 

SECTION B- ZOOLOGY

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Introduction to animal kingdom
  • Classification of animal kingdom 
  • Chordates up to 5 major classes, characteristics with examples 
  • Non chordates up to phyla, characteristics with examples 
  • Cell theory, electron microscopic structure and function of a cell 
  • Cell division and its significance

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Parasites, insects and their harmful effects and pest control
  • Parasites and human diseases 
  • Plasmodium,  Entamoeba, Taenia 
  • Economics importance and control of common household insects: cockroach, housefly, mosquitoes and termites.

Culture techniques

  • Sericulture, vermiculture and apiculture

 

12.00
Unit V: 
Basics of Genetics

Basics of Genetics

  • Mandelian genetics
  • Sex linked inheritance in man (xx-xy)
  • Importance of Genetic counseling

General structure of bacteria and virus

  • Examples of harmful and non harmful bacteria and virus
  • Importance of bacteria in environment (degradation)

 

References: 

·         Chadha K.L.2012. Handbook of Horticulture. ICAR Publication. 

·         Dutta A. C. Botany for Degree Students 1968, Oxford University Press, New Delhi

·         Gopalaswamiianger K.S. 1991, Complete gardening in India, Messers Nagaraj And Co. Madras

·         Hartman H.T.and D. Kester:D. 1986. Plant Propagation, Principles and Practices, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi.

·         Kochhar P.L. Krishnamoorthy H.N 1984. A textbook of Plant Physiolog. Atma Rani Publishing House.

·         Raven P. and Johnson G. 2010. Biology. Mc Graw Hill Science. 

·         Soni N.K. and Soni V. 2010. Fundamentals of Botany. Tata Mc Graw Hill Education

·         Jordan and Verma,1998, Invertebrate Zoology, S. Chand and Co. Ltd 

·         Kotpal,2000,Modern Textbook of Zoology, Rastogi Publications 

·         Winchester, A.M. 1967, Genetics, Oxford and IBH Publishing Company 

Vij and Gupta (2011)Applied Zoology, Phoenix Publishing House   

Academic Year: 
2016-2017
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