General Biology II

Fundamental principles of classification, principal groups of plants, representative life cycles. External morphology, internal structure and functions of the stem, root and leaf. Reproduction in plants, flower, concepts, general structure/morphology and diversity. Mode of nutrition, photosynthesis, reproduction, growth and development of vascular and specialized reproductive structures. History and scope of Zoology, Animal classification, invertebrate and vertebrate structures, functions and levels of organization. Nutrition, cellular respiration, excretory system in animals; circulatory, skeletal, muscular and reproductive systems in animals. Sense organs in animals. Introduction to Biomacromolecules: Enzymes, vitamins; effect and deficiencies. Comparative anatomy of endocrine system in animals. Ecological adaptation of plants and animals to their environment.