CONTENTS

FOREWORD PREFACE iii vii

UNIT VI
REPRODUCTION
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 : Reproduction in Organisms : Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants : Human Reproduction : Reproductive Health

1-66
3 19 42 57

UNIT VII
GENETICS
Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7
AND

EVOLUTION

67-142
69 95 126

: Principles of Inheritance and Variation : Molecular Basis of Inheritance : Evolution

UNIT VIII
BIOLOGY
IN

HUMAN WELFARE
: Human Health and Disease : Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production : Microbes in Human Welfare

143-190
145 165 179

Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10

UNIT IX
BIOTECHNOLOGY
Chapter 11 : Biotechnology : Principles and Processes Chapter 12 : Biotechnology and its Applications

191-216
193 207

IX

UNIT X
ECOLOGY
Chapter 13 : Organisms and Populations Chapter 14 : Ecosystem Chapter 15 : Biodiversity and Conservation Chapter 16 : Environmental Issues

217-286
219 241 258 270