LIFE SCIENCES

Paper Code: 
CHSC 511
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to –

  1. Get familiarized with various groups of animals and plants
  2. Know about parasites insects and their harmful effects

 

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course outcomes

 

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment

Strategies

  
 

On completion of this course, the students will be able to;

 

CO174: Develop the practical skills by illustrating the ultra-structure of cell organelles and cell division

CO175: Basic knowledge about the plant specimen from members of locally available plants.

CO176: Acquire hands on training on different techniques of plant propagation such as cutting, grafting and layering.

CO177: Briefly study the economic products with special reference to the Botanical name, family, morphology of useful part and the uses.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Power Point Presentations, Informative videos

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, presentations, Field trips

 

Quiz, Poster Presentations,

Power Point Presentations, Individual and group projects, Open Book Test, Semester End Examination

  

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Introduction to Plant Kingdom
  • General account on 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.

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Introduction to animal kingdom
  • Chordates up to 5 major classes, characteristics with examples 
  • Non chordates up to phyla, characteristics with examples 

Cell

  • Cell theory, electron microscopic structure and function of a cell 
  • Cell division (mitosis) and its significance

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
UNIT IV

Parasites, insects and their harmful effectsand pest control

  • Parasites and human diseases 
  • Plasmodium,  Entamoeba, Taenia 
  • Economic importance and control of common household insects: cockroach, housefly, mosquitoes and termites.

          Culture techniques

  • Sericulture, vermiculture and apiculture

 

12.00
Unit V: 
UNIT V

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 environmental conservation 

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Chadha K.L.2012. Handbook of Horticulture. ICAR Publication. 
  • Dutta A. C. Botany for Degree Students 1968, Oxford Unitversity 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. 

 

References: 
  • 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: 
2023-2024
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