LIFE SCIENCES (PRACTICAL)

Paper Code: 
CHSC 512
Credits: 
02
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
Course Objectives (COs): 
This course will enable the students to –
1. Get familiarized with various groups of animals and plants
2. Practical knowledge of plant propagation
3. Inculcate the knowledge of composting

Course outcomes

 

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment

Strategies

  
 

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

CO178: Develop the practical skills by illustrating the ultra-structure of cell organelles and cell division

CO179: Basic knowledge about the plant specimen from members of locally available plants.

CO180: Acquire hands on training on different techniques of plant propagation such as cutting, grafting and layering.

CO181: 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, Demonstrations, Experimentation

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

  

 

Unit I: 
SECTION A- BOTANY
  • Floral description of few angiospermic families 
  • Propagation of plants by seed and vegetative methods  
  • Identification and classification of economically important plants

SECTION B- ZOOLOGY

  • Survey of animal kingdom (2-3 specimens from each class/ phylum)    
  • Study of cells – neurons, blood cells, cheek cells
  • Vermi composting   

 

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.  
• 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: 
2022-2023
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