Friday 29 April 2016

Class XI Biology Syllabus planner for the session 2016-17


Chapters
Practicals
April
Chapter1:The living world
Chapter2:Biological Classification*(till protista)
Parts of microscope
Potato osmometer
May
Chapter2:Biological classification
Chapter3:Plant Kingdom
Chapter4:Animal Kingdom*( till nonchordata)
Study of plant/ animal speciemens
July
Chapter4:Animal Kingdom
Chapter5:Morphology of Flowering Plants
Chapter6:Anatomy of Flowering Plants
Chapter7:Structural organization in Animals*( except cockroach)
Stem/ root/ leaf modifications
Inflorescence
Sudy of flowers of different families
Slide of Monocot/ dicot stem and root
August
Chapter7:Structural organization in Animals
Chapter8:Cell: Unit of Life
Chapter9:Biomolecules
Chapter10:Cell cycle and Cell division
Cockroach morphology
Study of plant/ animal tissues
Mitosis slides
September
Revision and examination

October
Chapter11:Transport in Plants
Chapter12:Mineral nutrition
Chapter13:Photosynthesis in higher plants
Chapter 14:Respiration in plants
Stomata distribution on leaf surface
Plasmolysis in Rheo leaf
Imbibition in raisin
Study of transpiration rates on leaf surfaces
November
Chapter15:Plant Growth and development
Chapter16:Digestion and absorption
Chapter17:Breathing and exchange of gases
Chapter19:Excretory products and their elimination
Detection of starch, sugar, protein and fats
Plant pigments separation by chromatography
Study of human skeleton

December
Chapter20:Locomotion and Movement
Chapter21:Neural Control and coordination
#Chapter18: Body fluids and circulation
#Chapter22:Chemical coordination and integration    #OTBA                                          
Observation and comments on experimental set up
Phototropism
Test for presence of urea / sugar in urine
Syllabus ( Term wise)
Ist UT( 30marks):        8th Aug:            Ch:1-6
Ist Term (70marks):     12th Sep:           Ch: 1-10
II UT (30marks):         2nd Nov           Ch11-14

IInd term(70 marks*):  18 Jan:             Ch:11-22*

**The planner is for reference only and is subject to revision. Any change will be communicated in the class...

Saturday 23 April 2016

Chapter 1: The Living world

Main points:
Characteristics of Life/ Living organisms
Biodiversity
Rules for scientific Nomenclature.. Examples
Taxonomy and systematics
Taxa and Taxonomical Hierarchy
Taxonomical Aids-Zoological Parks, Museums, Botanical Gardens, Herbarium, Keys, Monographs, Manuals, Flora, Catalogue etc.......

Insect Box
Museum

Stuffed bird speciemens

Tuesday 19 April 2016

Orientation to class XI

Welcome to Class XI and to the beautiful world of Biology......
  As you shall enjoy knowing about the living beings including yourself, lets have an idea about your syllabus....                          


                                            BIOLOGY (Code- 044)
                                                Course structure
                                              Class XI(2016-17)                                                  
                                                       Theory
Time:3 hrs                                                                                     Max Marks:70

Unit I    Diversity of Living Organisms                                         07
Unit II   Structural Organisation in Plants and animals                 11
Unit III Cell: Structure and Function                                            15
Unit IV Plant Physiology                                                              17
Unit V   Human Physiology(A)- Section for OTBA                    10*
              Human Physiology (B)                                                   10


Chapter coming under (A) are
Chapter 18: Body fluids and circulation
Chapter 22: Chemical coordination and integration.
*Part A will be assessed through OTBA. No other questions will be asked  from the section of the unit earmarked for OTBA
                                                                                             (Open Text Based Assessment)


                                                    Practicals
Time allowed:3 hrs                                                                  Max Marks: 30

                                            Evaluation scheme
1. One major experiment                                                   5 marks
2. One minor experiment                                                   4 marks
3. Slide Preparation                                                            5 marks
4. Spotting                                                                          7 marks
5. Practical Record+ Viva                                                  4 marks
6. Project record + Viva                                                     5 marks

A. List of Experiments 
1. Study and description of three locally available common  
  flowering plants, one from each of the families Solanaceae,
  Fabacceae and Liliaceae including dissection and display of
  floral whorls, anther and ovary to show number of chambers
  (floral formulae and floral diagrams). Types of root (Tap
   and adventitious); stem (herbaceous and woody); leaf
   (arrangement, shape, venation, simple and compound).
2. Preparation and study of T.S. of dicot and monocot roots
    and stems (primary).
3. Study of osmosis by potato osmometer.
4. Study of plasmolysis in epidermal peels (e.g. Rhoeo leaves).
5. Study of distribution of stomata in the upper and lower
    surface of leaves.
6. Comparative study of the rates of transpiration in the upper  
    and lower surface of leaves.
7. Test for the presence of sugar, starch, proteins and fats.  
     Detection in suitable plant and animal materials.
8. Separation of plant pigments through paper
   chromatography.
9. Study of the rate of respiration in flower buds/leaf tissue
   and germinating seeds.
10. Test for presence of urea in urine.
11. Test for presence of sugar in urine.
12. Test for presence of albumin in urine.
13. Test for presence of bile salts in urine.
B. Study/observation of the following (spotting)
1. Study of the parts of a compound microscope.
2. Study of the specimens/slides/models and identification
 with reasons - Bacteria, Oscillatoria,Spirogyra, Rhizopus, mushroom, yeast, 
liverwort, moss, fern, pine, one monocotyledonous plant,one dicotyledonous plant 
and one lichen.
3. Study of virtual specimens/slides/models and identification
   with reasons - Amoeba, Hydra, liverfluke, Ascaris, leech,  
   earthworm, prawn, silkworm, honeybee, snail, starfish,  
  shark, rohu, frog,lizard, pigeon and rabbit.
4. Study of tissues and diversity in shapes and sizes of plant
   and animal cells (palisade cells, guard cells, parenchyma,  
   collenchyma, sclerenchyma, xylem, phloem, squamous  
   epithelium, muscle fibers and mammalian blood smear)  
   through temporary/permanent slides.
5. Study of mitosis in onion root tip cells and animals cells  
   (grasshopper) from permanent slides.
6. Study of different modifications in roots, stems and leaves.
7. Study and identification of different types of inflorescence  
    (cymose and racemose).
8. Study of imbibition in seeds/raisins.
9. Observation and comments on the experimental set up for
    showing:
    a) Anaerobic respiration
    b) Phototropism
    c) Effect of apical bud removal
    d) Suction due to transpiration
10. Study of human skeleton and different types of joints with
    the help of virtual images/models only.
11. Study of external morphology of cockroach through   

      virtual images/models.