BOTANY SYLLABUS

BOTANY

THE STUDY OF PLANT LIFE

  1. Plant Physiology
    1. Similarities between Plant and Animal Cells
    2. Differences between Plant and Animal Cells
  1. Classification of Plants
    1. Thallophyta
    2. Bryophyta
    3. Tracheophyta
  1. Plant Cell Structure
    1. Cell Wall & Cell Membrane
    2. Organelles
    3. Nucleus
    4. Cytoskeleton
    5. Plastids
    6. Extracellular Matrix
  1. The Seed
    1. Function
    2. Structure
  1. The Plant
    1. Root Structure
    2. Leaf Structure
    3. Stem Structure
    4. Function
  1. The Flower
    1. Pollination and Fertilization
    2. Male Parts
    3. Female Parts
  1. Absorption of Materials by Cells
    1. Osmosis and Diffusion
    2. Cohesion and Adhesion
    3. Plasmolysis
    4. Imbibition
    5. Transpiration
    6. Capillarity
  1. Photosynthesis
    1. Chemical Process
    2. Chloroplasts
    3. Respiration
    4. Dark and Light Reactions
  1.  Photobiology
    1. Absorption of Light
    2. Phycobilins
  1.  Nitrogen Cycle
    1. Nitrogen Fixation
  1.  Important Elements
    1. Essential Nutrients
    2. Nutrient Deficiency
    3. Toxicity
  1.  Metabolism and Growth
    1. Glycolosis
    2. Hormones
    3. Enzymes
    4. Environmental Factors
  1.  Reproduction
    1. Asexual
    2. Sexual
  1. Genetics
    1. Mendal
    2. Genes and Chromosomes
    3. Variation and Mutation
  1. Plant Response
    1. Photoperiodism
    2. Biological Clocks
    3. Gravitrophism
    4. Allelopathy
    5. Temperature
    6. Salinity
  1.  Plant Groups
    1. Algae
    2. Fungi
    3. Gymnosperms
    4. Angiosperms
  1.  Insects and Disease
    1. Types of Pathogens
    2.  Costs
  1.  Bioengineering
    1. food crops
    2. pros and cons