 Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants- Megasporangium and Embryo Sac,

Pollination, Seed, apomixis & polyembryony

 Human Reproduction- Embryonic development and, menstrual cycle, male reproductive

system

 Reproductive Health- Population Explosion and Birth control, MTP, Infertility

 Principles of Inheritance and Variation- Monohybrid and Dihybrid cross, Test cross,
Pleiotropy and Polygenic inheritance, Sex-Determination, Pedigree analysis,
Chromosomal Disorders

 Molecular Basis of Inheritance- Structure and Packing of DNA, Properties of genetic

material, Translation and lac operon

 Evolution- Miller's experiment, Adaptive Radiation, Mechanism of evolution, Hardy-

Weinberg Principle

 Human Health and Diseases- Infectiuns diseases, immune system, cancer, Drug and
Alcohol Abuse

 Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production- Bee keeping, Plant Breeding- steps,
varieties for disease resistance, Pest resistance, Biofortification, SCP

 Microbes in human Welfare- Household products, beverages, antibiotics, Bio-control

agents and Bio-fertilizers

 Biotechnology- Principles and Processes- Cloning vectors, PCR, Bioreactros

 Biotechnology and its applications- Application in medicine, Ethical issues

 Organisms and Population- Major abiotic factors, population attributes, Population

interactions

 Ecosystem- Productivity, Ecological succession, Nutrient cycling

 Biodiversity and Conservation- Patterns of biodiversity, How do we conserve

biodiversity?

 Environmental Issues- Case- studies (of each), Solid wastes, Radioactive waste,
Greenhouse effect and Global Warming