Topics discussed in the week(22/8/15-28/8/15

Chapter 9: Biomolecules
Enzymes-their action, factors affecting enzymatic action, Types of enzymes and types of cofactors.

Chapter 7: Animal tissues
Types of Animal tissues- Epithelial tissues, nervous tissue, connective tissue, muscular tissue.

Practical: To study the slides of Sclerenchyma, striated, smooth and cardiac muscle, Blood smear, Squamous epithelium.

Topics discussed in class ( 10/8/15-21/8/15)

Chapter 8: Cell: The unit of Life
Cell Theory, Prokaryotic cells- Mesosomes, inclusion body, cell envelope, Eukaryotic cell- Cell membrane, cell wall, endomembrane system, Mitochondria, Plastids, Riosomes, Cilia, Flagella, Centrosome, Nucleus, Types of chromosomes.

Chapter 9: Biomolecules
Micromolecules, Macromolecules- Proteins, Polysaccharides, primary and secondary metabolites, nucleic acid, Structure of protein and nucleic acid., Types of bonds - peptide bond, glycosidic bond, phosphodiester bond.

Practicals:
To prepare slide of T.S. of  monocot/ dicot stem/root.
To study the slides of parenchyma, collenchyma, sclerenchyma, palisade cells, stomata, T,S of Dicot / monocot stem/ root.

Topics discussed in the class (30/7/15-7/8/15)

Chapter-6 : Anatomy of Flowering Plants:
Types of meristematic tissue, Simple permanent tissue- Parenchyma, Collenchyma, Sclerenchyma, , Complex permanent tissue- Xylem, Phloem, Tissue systems- Epidermal, Vascular, Ground Tissue system. Structure of Monocot leaf, Dicot leaf, Monocot stem, Dicot stem, Monocot root, Dicot root, Secondary growth- Cambium activity, Intrafascicular cambium, Interfascicular cambium, Cork Cambium, Types of wood, Lenticles, Secondary growth in Roots.
Practical: Study the characters of a Flower.( Petunia)