STUDY PLAN 2015-16

BIOLOGY
1st year
Working Days
Holidays
Periods/week

SR

02

157
208
8

MONTHS
(DATE)
September
(8-12)

Weekly Test
Monthly Test
Send ups

Lab/week
Total Lectures
Total Labs
WORKING
DAYS
5

2
208
52
TOPICS

Chapter 01 (The Biology)

Major fields of specialization in Biology, Levels of
biological organization.

September
(14-19)

September
(21-26)

September
(28-30)

October
(1-3)

Chapter 01 (The Biology)

Biology and the services of mankind,
Protection and conservation of environment
Chapter 02 (Biological molecules)
Introduction of Carbon, Importance of Carbon,
Importance of Water.
Chapter 02 (Biological molecules)
Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, Nucleic acids.
Chapter 03 (Enzymes)
Structure of enzyme, Characteristics of enzymes,
mechanism of enzyme action.
Chapter 03 (Enzymes)
Factors affecting enzyme action, enzyme inhibition.
Chapter 04 (The Cell)

26
6
1

Cell as basic unit of life.

October
(05-10)

October
(12-17)

October
(19-24)

October
(26-31)

03

Chapter 04 (The Cell)

Microscope, Technique used in Cell Biology, Structure of
cell, Cell wall, Cell membrane, Cytoplasm.
Chapter 04 (The Cell)
Cell Organelles, Difference between Prokaryote and
Eukaryote.
Chapter 05 (Variety of Life)
Classification, Nomenclature, Two to five kingdom
classification system, characteristics of viruses,
classification of viruses, Life cycle of a Bacteriophage.
Chapter 05 (Variety of Life)
Viral diseases, Prions and viroids, Economic loss by
viruses.
Chapter 06 (Kingdom Prokaryotae)
Characteristics features of Kingdom Prokaryotae,
Morphology of bacteria, Nutrition in bacteria.

November
(02-07)

November
(09-14)

November
(16-21)

Respiration in bacteria, Locomotion in bacteria, Economic

importance of bacteria, control prevention of bacteria,
Cyanobacteria.
Chapter 07 (Kingdom Protista)
Unifying features.
Diversity among protoctista, Animal like protoctists,
Plant like protoctists, Fungus like protoctists
Chapter 08 (Fungi)
The kingdom of recyclers, General characteristics,
classification of fungi, land adaptations.

November
(23-28)

Chapter 08 (Fungi)
importance of fungi.
Chapter 09 (Kingdom Plantae)
Diversity among plant, adaptation to the land habitat.

November
30
04

Chapter 09 (Kingdom Plantae)

Tracheophyta. seed plants

December
(1-05)

Chapter 09 (Kingdom Plantae)

seed plants Plant families.

December
(07-11)

Chapter 09 (Kingdom Plantae)

Plant families.

January
(4-9)

January
(11-16)

January
(18-23)

Send ups + winter Break

05

Chapter 10(Kingdom Animalia)

Introduction, Criteria for animal classification,
Invertebrate; Parazoa, Phylum Porifera; Grade Radiata,
Phylum Coelenterata; Grade Bilateria, Acoelomate,
Phylum Platyhelminthes; Triploblastic animals,
Pesudocoelomates, Phylum Nematoda; Triploblastic
animals (Coelomates).
PhylimArthropoda; Phylum Mollusca; Phylum
Echinodermata; Phylum Hemichordata, Phylum
Chordata, sub phylum Vertebrata

Chapter 12 (Nutrition)
Nutrition in plants, Heterotrophic Nutrition Role of ATP,
Photosynthesis, Respiration, Photorespiration

06

January
(25-30)

February
(1-6)

February
(8-13)

February
(15-20)
February
(22-27)

Photorespiration
Chapter 12 (Nutrition)
Nutrition in plants, Heterotrophic Nutrition
Digestion in different groups of animals, digestion in man,
disorders in human digestion.
Chapter 13 (Gaseous Exchange)
Gaseous exchange in plants, gaseous exchange in animals,
respiratory system of man, respiratory disorders,
Chapter 14 (Transport)
Introduction, Transport in plants, Ascent of sap,
Transpiration, Translocation
Chapter 14 (Transport)
Transportation in animals, Circulatory system of man,
Cardiovascular disorder, Immune system.

BIOLOGY 1st YEAR

TIME TABLE
Referen
ce

Perio
ds

Septem
ber
(8-12)

Monday

Tuesday
08-092015
Introducti
onBranches
of biology

Wednesd
ay
09-092015
Levels of
Biologica
l
organizat
ion

Referen
ce

Perio
ds

Monday
14-09-2015

Tuesday
15-092015

Septem
ber
(14-19)

Biology and
the service
of mankind
-Preventive
measures

Vacination
-Gene
therapy

Class test

Wednesd
ay
16-092015
Protectio
n and
conserva
tion of
environm
ent

Thursday
10-092015

Friday
11-092015

Atomic
level-cell
level

Populati
on
Living
world in
space
and
time

Tissue
levelindividua
l level
Thursday
17-092015
Introduct
ion of
Biologica
l
molecule
s
Chapter
test
Chapter
test

Saturda
y
12-092015
Living
world in
time

Biologic
al
method
Friday
18-092015
Importa
nce of
Carbon

Saturda
y
19-092015
Importa
nce of
Water.