Biology · Class 11

1. The Living World

Biodiversity · Need for classification · three domains of life · taxonomy and systematics · concept of species and taxonomical hierarchy · binomial nomenclature

2. Biological Classification

Five kingdom classification · Salient features and classification of Monera · Protista and Fungi into major groups · Lichens · Viruses and Viroids

3. Plant Kingdom

Classification of plants into major groups · Salient and distinguishing features and a few examples of Algae · Bryophyta · Pteridophyta · Gymnospermae and Angiosperms

4. Animal Kingdom

"Salient features and classification of animals, non-chordates up to phyla level and chordates upto class level (salient features and at a few examples of each category)." Practical note: "No live animals or specimen should be displayed."

5. Morphology of Plants

Morphology of different parts of flowering plants: root · stem · leaf · inflorescence · flower · fruit and seed. Description of family Solanaceae.

6. Anatomy of Plants

Anatomy and functions of tissue systems in dicots and monocots

7. Organisation in Animals

Morphology · Anatomy and functions of different systems (digestive, circulatory, respiratory, nervous and reproductive) of frog

8. Cell: The Unit of Life

Cell theory and cell as the basic unit of life · structure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells · Plant cell and animal cell · cell envelope · cell membrane · cell wall · cell organelles - structure and function · endomembrane system · endoplasmic reticulum · golgi bodies · lysosomes · vacuoles · mitochondria · ribosomes · plastids · microbodies · cytoskeleton · cilia · flagella · centrioles (ultrastructure and function) · nucleus

9. Biomolecules

"Chemical constituents of living cells: biomolecules, structure and function of proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids; Enzyme - types, properties, enzyme action." Explicit exclusion in the document: "Nature of Bond Linking Monomers in a Polymer, Dynamic State of Body Constituents Concept of Metabolism, Metabolic Basis of Living, The Living State."

10. Cell Cycle and Division

Cell cycle · mitosis · meiosis and their significance

11. Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis as a means of autotrophic nutrition · site of photosynthesis · pigments involved in photosynthesis (elementary idea) · photochemical and biosynthetic phases of photosynthesis · cyclic and non-cyclic photophosphorylation · chemiosmotic hypothesis · photorespiration · C3 and C4 pathways · factors affecting photosynthesis

12. Respiration in Plants

Exchange of gases · cellular respiration - glycolysis · fermentation (anaerobic) · TCA cycle and electron transport system (aerobic) · energy relations - number of ATP molecules generated · amphibolic pathways · respiratory quotient

13. Growth and Development

Seed germination · phases of plant growth and plant growth rate · conditions of growth · differentiation · dedifferentiation and redifferentiation · sequence of developmental processes in a plant cell · plant growth regulators - auxin · gibberellin · cytokinin · ethylene · ABA

14. Breathing

Respiratory organs in animals (recall only) · Respiratory system in humans · mechanism of breathing and its regulation in humans - exchange of gases · transport of gases and regulation of respiration · respiratory volume · disorders related to respiration - asthma · emphysema · occupational respiratory disorders

15. Body Fluids and Circulation

Composition of blood · blood groups · coagulation of blood · composition of lymph and its function · human circulatory system - Structure of human heart and blood vessels · cardiac cycle · cardiac output · ECG · double circulation · regulation of cardiac activity · disorders of circulatory system - hypertension · coronary artery disease · angina pectoris · heart failure

16. Excretion

Modes of excretion - ammonotelism · ureotelism · uricotelism · human excretory system - structure and function · urine formation · osmoregulation · regulation of kidney function - renin-angiotensin · atrial natriuretic factor · ADH and diabetes insipidus · role of other organs in excretion · disorders - uremia · renal failure · renal calculi · nephritis · dialysis and artificial kidney · kidney transplant

17. Locomotion

Types of movement - ciliary · flagellar · muscular · skeletal muscle · contractile proteins and muscle contraction · skeletal system and its functions · joints · disorders of muscular and skeletal systems - myasthenia gravis · tetany · muscular dystrophy · arthritis · osteoporosis · gout

18. Neural Control

Neuron and nerves · Nervous system in humans - central nervous system · peripheral nervous system and visceral nervous system · generation and conduction of nerve impulse

19. Chemical Coordination

Endocrine glands and hormones · human endocrine system - hypothalamus · pituitary · pineal · thyroid · parathyroid · adrenal · pancreas · gonads · mechanism of hormone action (elementary idea) · role of hormones as messengers and regulators · hypo- and hyperactivity and related disorders · dwarfism · acromegaly · cretinism · goiter · exophthalmic goitre · diabetes · Addison's disease