LIFE SCIENCES (PRACTICAL)

Paper Code: 
CHSC 512
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.  Practical knowledge of plant propagation

3.  Inculcate the knowledge of composting

 

Course Outcomes: 

 

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

  

 

CONTENTS

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. 

 

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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