Unit : Chemistry of life Chapter: Structure and function of biological macromolecules Reference: Carbohydrates, Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Trisaccharide, Tetra saccharides, Polysaccharides, Functions of carbohydrates, Proteins, Structure of protein, Primary structure, Secondary structure, Tertiary structure, Quaternary structure, Functions of proteins, Lipids, Fatty acids, Conjugated lipids, Derived lipids, Functions of lipids, Nucleic acids, Functions of nucleic acids […]
Unit – Chemistry of life Chapter- Properties of biological macromolecules Reference: Biomolecules, Carbohydrates, Monosaccharides, Disaccharides, Polysaccharides, Lipids, General Physical Properties of Lipids, Phospholipids Steroids Proteins, Physical properties of proteins, Chemical properties of proteins, Nucleic acids Learning objectives To understand physical and chemical properties of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. Biomolecules Biomolecules have a […]
Unit – Chemistry of life Chapter- Introduction to biological macromolecules Reference: Biomolecules, Biological macromolecule, Types of biomolecules, Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, Nucleic acids, Chemical bond, metallic bond, and covalent bond types, Chemical bond, Metallic bond, Covalent bond, Bond development of monomers, Dehydration synthesis, Hydrolysis, Monomers, and polymers Learning objectives To understand the types of biological […]
Unit – Chemistry of life Chapter- Elements of life Reference: Elements of life, Carbon, Hydrogen Oxygen Nitrogen Phosphorus, Sulphur, Functional groups Learning objectives To understand the composition of macromolecules required by living organisms Elements of life 99% percent of the mass of the human body is made up of CHNOPS (hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, […]
Unit: Ecology Chapter: Disruptions in ecosystem Reference: Natural Disruptions to Ecosystems Wildfires, Flooding, Volcanic Eruptions, Human Effects on Ecosystems, Habitat Destruction, Introduced Species, Overhunting Pollution and Environmental Change, Human Population Growth Global Climate Change, Geological and meteorological events that cause disruptions in ecosystems, El Nino, Continental drift, Meteor strikes Learning objectives To understand natural disruptions […]
Unit: Ecology Chapter: Biodiversity Reference: Biodiversity, patterns of biodiversity, loss of biodiversity, cause of loss of biodiversity Learning objectives To understand pattern of biodiversity ,loss of biodiversity To identify the cause of biodiversity loss Biodiversity Biodiversity means diversity or heterogeneity at all levels of biological organization, i.e., from macromolecules of the cells to the Biomass. […]
Unit : Ecology Chapter: Community ecology Reference: Community ecology, Structure of a Community Species Richness, Species Diversity, Foundation Species Keystone Species, Community interactions, Climax community Learning objectives To understand the structure of community To learn about community interactions Community ecology Community ecology is the science and theory that examines how populations of organisms interact and […]
Unit : Ecology Chapter: Population ecology and effect of density on populations Reference: Population attributes, growth models, life history variations, Community interactions Learning objectives To understand population attributes, growth models To learn life history variation […]
Unit: Ecology Chapter: Energy flow in ecosystem Reference : Energy flow in ecosystem ,productivity ,food chain, trophic levels and ecological pyramids Learning objectives To understand productivity, types of food chain To learn about ecological pyramids Energy flow in ecosystem Energy is the ability to do work. The main source of energy for an ecosystem is […]
Unit:Ecology Chapter- Responses to the environment Reference: Ecology, Levels of ecological organisation, Environmental factor, Habitat, Niche, Major Abiotic factors, Types of organism-based tolerance, salinity, Growth, Transpiration, Germination, Pigmentation, Daily rhythms in animals Photoperiodism, Light zone in aquatic habitat, Soil, Responses to Abiotic Factors Learning objectives To understand the effect of major abiotic factors on ecosystem […]