(Syllabus) Ed.CET-2011 Entrance Test "Bio Science - Botany" Syllabus

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Ed.CET-2011 Entrance Test Syllabus
Bio Science : BOTANY (Marks-50)

Botany Syllabus:

A) 1. Branches of Botany:

Virology, Phycology, Mycology, Lichenology, Bryology, Pteridology, Palaeobotany, Histology, Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology, Ecology, Taxonomy, Embryology, Cell Biology, Genetics, Evolution, Biotechnology, Microbiology.

B) Classification of Plant Kingdom:

  1. Classification of plant kingdom and salient features of major groups (Algae, Fungi, Bryophyta, Pteridophyta, Gymnosperms & Angiosperms)
  2. Bentham & Hooker's and Engler & Prantle's systems of classifications ; Plant diversity in Angiosperm families - Annonaceae, Malvaceae, Capparidaceae, Rutaceae, Fabaceae, Caesalpiniaceae, Mimosaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Apiaceae, Rubiaceae, Asteraceae, Sapotaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Convolvulaceae, Acanthaceae, Lamiaceae, Amarantaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Orchidaceae, Liliaceae, Palmae and Poaceae.

C) Microbiology:

  1. Structure, replication and transmission of viruses and Mycoplasma ; Diseases caused by viruses in plants and humans.
  2. Structure, nutrition and reproduction of bacteria ; useful bacteria , bacterial diseases of plants and Humans.
  3. Structure, reproduction, life history and systematic position of Volcvox, Oedogonium,Chara, Vaucheria, Ectocarpus, and Polysiphonia ; General account of Bacillariophyceae & Economic importance of algae.
  4. Structure, reproduction, life history and systematic position of Albugo, Mucor, Pencillium, Peziza, Puccinia, and Alternaria - plant diseases caused by Albugo, Puccinia and Alternaria
  5. Structure, reproduction and economic importance of lichens.

D) Cell Biology:

  1. Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells; structures and functions of cell organelles.
  2. Cell division - mitosis and meiosis

E) Tissue organization and growth:

  1. Tissues and tissue systems in plants ; Histological organization of apical meristems;Stellar evolution in Pteridophytes;
  2. Primary structure and secondary growth in roots and stems of dicots and monocots; abnormal secondary growth ; internal structure of dicot and monocot leaves in relation to photosynthesis and water stress.

F) Physiology:

  1. Water relations of plants: Importance of water to plants; physical properties of water; Diffusion and Osmosis; Absorption and transport of water; Transpiration - physiology of stomata.
  2. Nutrition in plants: Autotrophism, heterotrophism and types ; Absorption of mineral elements by plants ; essential macro and micro elements and their role.
  3. Photosynthesis: Mechanisms and regulating factors.
  4. Nitrogen metabolism: Biology of nitrogen fixation; importance of nitrate reductase and regulation; ammonium assimilation ; Protein synthesis; ID, 2D and 3D structure of proteins.
  5. Lipid metabolism: Saturated and unsaturated fatty acids; fatty acid biosynthesis; 6 - oxidation.
  6. Growth and differentiation: Seed germination and dormancy- influencing factors; kinetics of growth; plant hormones and mechanisms of action ; phytochromes and their role ; fruit development and ripening.
  7. Respiration: types, mechanism and controlling factors.

G) Plant reproduction:

  1. Types of reproduction: vegetative, asexual and sexual ; evolution of sporophyte in Bryophytes ; Heterospory and seed habit in Pteridophytes.
  2. Flower as a modified shoot; pollen-pistil interaction ; self incompatibility.
  3. Microsporogenesis ; Megasporogenesis -Types of embryosacs; development of Mono-, bi- and tetrasporic types.
  4. Endosperm types and development.
  5. Development of dicot and monocot embryos; polyembryony.

H) Plant resources and their utilization:

  1. Rice, wheat maize, potato, sugarcane, cotton, jute, G'nut, mustard, coconut, Teak, rosewood, sandalwood, Terminalia catapa, tea, coffee, rubber, spices and medicinal plants.

I) Plants and Environment:

  1. Atmosphere (gaseous composition), water (properties of water cycle), light (global radiation & photosynthetically active radiation), temperature, soil (soil profile, physico- chemical properties), and biota.
  2. Morphological, anatomical and physiological responses of plants to water (Hydrophytes & Xerophytes), temperature (Thermoperiodicity & Vernalization), light (Photoperiodism, Heliophytes, Sciophytes), and salinity.

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