Preface
Chapter 1: The Living World
What is Living?, Diversity in the Living World | Taxonomic Categories | Taxonomic Aids
Chapter 2: Biological Classification
Introduction to Classification | Kingdom Monera | Kingdom Protista | Kingdom Fungi | Kingdoms Plantae and Animalia | Viruses, Viroids, Prions and Lichen
Chapter 3: Plant Kingdom
Classification System | Algae (Chlorophyceae, Pheophyceae, Rhodophyceae) | Bryophyta (Liverworts, Mosses) | Pteridophyta | Gymnosperms | Angiosperms | Plant Life Cycles and Alternation of Generations
Chapter 4: Animal Kingdom
General Characters | Porifera | Coelenterata | Ctenophora | Platyhelminthes | Aschelminthes | Annelida | Arthropoda | Mollusca | Echinodermata | Hemichordata | Chordata | Pisces | Amphibia | Reptilia | Aves | Mammalia
Chapter 5: Morphology of Flowering Plants
The Root | The Stem | The Leaf | The Inflorescence | The Flower | The Fruit | The Seed | Description of Some Important Families
Chapter 6: Anatomy of Flowering Plants
The Tissues (Meristematic and Permanent) | The Tissue System | Anatomy of Dicotyledonous and Monocotyledonous Plants | Secondary Growth
Chapter 7: Structural Organisation in Animals
Epithelial Tissue | Connective Tissue | Muscle Tissue | Neural Tissue | Morphology of Cockroach
Chapter 8: Cell: The Unit of Life
What is a Cell?, Cell Theory, An Overview of the Cell | Prokaryotic Cells | Eukaryotic Cells (Cell Membrane, Cell Wall) | Endomembrane System (Endoplasmic Reticulum, Golgi Apparatus, Lysosomes, Vacuoles) | Mitochondria, Plastids, Ribosomes | Cytoskeleton, Cilia, Flagella, Centrosome and Centriole | Nucleus, Chromosomes, Microbodies
Chapter 9: Biomolecules
The Cellular Pool, Primary and Secondary Metabolites | Carbohydrates | Proteins | Lipids | Nucleic Acids | Concept of Metabolism | Enzymes
Chapter 10: Cell Cycle and Cell Division
Cell Cycle | Mitosis | Meiosis and Amitosis
Chapter 11: Transport in Plants
Introduction, Means of Transport | Plant–Water Relations (Water Potential, Osmosis, Plasmolysis, Imbibition) | Long Distance Transport of Water | Transpiration | Uptake and Transport of Mineral Nutrients | Phloem Transport
Chapter 12: Mineral Nutrition
Mineral Requirements of Plants, Essential Mineral Nutrients, Criteria for Essentiality, Micro and Macronutrients | Role of Micro and Macronutrients, Deficiency Symptoms of Essential Elements, Toxicity of Micronutrients, Mechanism of Absorption of Elements, Translocation of Solutes, Soil as a Reservoir of Essential Elements | Metabolism of Nitrogen (Nitrogen Cycle, Biological Nitrogen Fixation, Nodule Formation and Fate of Ammonia)
Chapter 13: Photosynthesis in Higher Plants
Introduction, Early Experiments, Site of Photosynthesis, Photosynthetic Pigments | Light Reaction, Electron Transport, Splitting of Water, Cyclic and Non-cyclic Photo Phosphorylation, Chemiosmotic Hypothesis | Dark Reaction (Calvin Cycle, C4 Pathway, Photorespiration) | Factors Affecting Photosynthesis (Light, CO2 Concentration, Temperature and Water)
Chapter 14: Respiration in Plants
Introduction – Do Plants Breathe? | Glycolysis | Fermentation | Aerobic Respiration (TCA Cycle, ETS, Oxidative Phosphorylation) | Respiratory Balance Sheet, Amphibolic Pathway RQ
Chapter 15: Plant Growth and Development
Plant Growth, Measurement of Growth, Growth Rates, Conditions for Growth, Differentiation, Dedifferentiation and Redifferentiation | Plant Growth Regulators (The Discoveries of PGR, Physiological Effect of PGK, Auxin, Gibberellin, Cytokinin, Ethylene and Abscisic Acid) | Photoperiodism, Vernalisation
Chapter 16: Digestion and Absorption
Digestive System, Digestive Glands | Digestion of Food, Absorption of Digested Products, Assimilation and Defaecation | Disorders of the Digestive System
Chapter 17: Breathing and Exchange of Gases
Respiratory Organs, Human Respiratory System, Mechanism of Breathing | Respiratory Volume and Capacity, Exchange of Gases, Transport of Gases
Chapter 18: Body Fluids and their Circulation
Body Fluids | Human Circulatory System | Blood Vessels, Circulation through Special Regions, Disorders of the Circulatory System
Chapter 19: Excretory Products and their Elimination
Modes of Excretion | Human Excretory System | Urine Formation, Function of Tubules, Regulation of Kidney Function | Disorders of the Excretory System, Accessory Excretory Organs, Artificial Kidney
Chapter 20: Locomotion and Movement
Types of Muscles, Mechanism of Muscle Contraction | Axial and Appendicular Skeleton
Chapter 21: Neural Control and Coordination
Neurons, Nerve Impulse | Neural System (Central Nervous System, Peripheral Nervous System and Autonomic Nervous System) | Sensory Reception and Processing
Chapter 22: Chemical Control and Integration
Endocrine Glands and Hormones, Hormone Action | Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland | Thyroid Gland, Parathyroid Gland | Adrenal Gland, Pineal Gland, Thymus | Pancreas | Testis, Ovary and Hormones of the Heart, Kidneys and Gastrointestinal Tract