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SUBJECT

TOTAL TOPIC

TOTAL DURATION

UNIT VI:
REPRODUCTION

32

01.37.31

UNIT VII: GENETICS AND

EVOLUTION

27

01.13.15

UNIT VIII: BIOLOGY IN

HUMAN WELFARE

29

01.41.25

UNIT IX:
BIOTECHNOLOGY

13

00.42.51

UNIT X: ECOLOGY

25

01.21.22

TOTAL

126

06.36.24

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CHAPTER

TOTAL TOPIC TOTAL DURATION

UNIT VI: REPRODUCTION

32

01.37.31

Chapter 01: Reproduction in

organisms

13

00.38.13

Chapter 02: Sexual Reproduction

in flowering Plants

10

00.30.10

Chapter 03: Human Reproduction

00.20.15

Chapter 04: Reproductive Health

00.08.53

UNIT VII: GENETICS AND

EVOLUTION

27

01.13.15

Chapter 05: Principles of

Inheritance and Variation

13

00.31.56

Chapter 06: Molecular Basis of

Inheritance

12

00.33.57

Chapter 07: Evolution

00.07.22

UNIT VIII: BIOLOGY IN HUMAN

WELFARE

29

01.41.25

Chapter 08: Human Health and

Disease

21

01.08.23

Chapter 09: Strategies for

Enhancement in Food Production

00.15.25

Chapter 10: Microbes in Human

Welfare

00.17.37

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CHAPTER

TOTAL TOPIC TOTAL DURATION

UNIT IX: BIOTECHNOLOGY

13

00.42.51

Chapter 11: Biotechnology :

Principles and Processes

00.15.43

Chapter 12: Biotechnology and its

Applications

00.27.08

UNIT X: ECOLOGY

25

01.21.22

Chapter 13: Organisms and

Populations

00.10.44

Chapter 14: Ecosystem

00.25.56

Chapter 16: Environmental Issues

13

00.44.42

TOTAL TOPICS

126

06.36.24

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UNIT VI: REPRODUCTION

Topic Name

Duration

Chapter 01: Reproduction in organisms

1.

Types of reproduction (Asexual reproduction)

00.03.40

2.

Sexual and asexual reproduction

00.03.35

3.

Bacterial transformation and conjugation

00.02.47

4.

Vegetative propagation

00.04.57

5.

Alternation of generations in bryophytes

00.02.58

6.

Development of pollen

00.02.20

7.

Reproductive system (Earthworm)

00.02.27

8.

Reproductive system (Cockroach)

00.02.37

9.

Development of female gametophyte

00.02.43

10.

Pollen Development

00.03.26

11.

Alternation of generation in angiosperms

00.02.49

12.

Fertilization in Flowering plants

00.01.13

13.

Sexual reproduction in flowering plants

00.02.41

Chapter 02: Sexual Reproduction in flowering Plants

1.

Typical flower

00.04.01

2.

Pollen Development

00.03.26

3.

Gynoecium: apocarpous and syncarpous

00.00.59

4.

Development of female gametophyte

00.02.43

5.

Pollination

00.02.52

6.

Types of pollination

00.01.16

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UNIT VI: REPRODUCTION

Topic Name

Duration

7.

Types of cross-pollination

00.03.51

8.

Adaptation for self and cross pollination

00.03.36

9.

Sexual reproduction in flowering plants

00.02.41

10.

Fruits

00.04.45

Chapter 03: Human Reproduction

1.

Male reproductive system (Anatomy and physiology)

00.03.56

2.

Female reproductive anatomy

00.03.29

3.

Oogenesis

4.

Sex hormones

00.02.45

5.

Menstrual cycle in females

00.02.00

6.

Fertilization and implantation in humans

00.03.44

7.

Embryonic development

00.04.21

Chapter 04: Reproductive Health

1.

AIDS

00.04.06

2.

In vitro fertilization

00.04.47

TOTAL TOPIC IN UNIT VI: REPRODUCTION 32

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01.37.31

UNIT VII: GENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Topic Name

Duration

Chapter 05: Principles of Inheritance and Variation

00.02.10

1.

Law of dominance

2.

Test cross

3.

Principle of dominance

4.

Mendel's Dihybrid experiment

00.01.29

5.

Variation

00.01.45

6.

Chromosomes, genes and DNA

00.03.50

7.

Prokaryotic chromosome

00.01.46

8.

Sex determination

00.03.40

9.

Quantitative inheritance

00.01.59

10.

Mutation

00.02.56

11.

Gene Mutation

00.04.30

12.

Haemoglobin and Sickle cell anaemia

00.04.19

13.

Karyotype

00.03.32

Chapter 06: Molecular Basis of Inheritance

1.

DNA Structure

00.02.54

2.

Chromatin structure

00.01.40

3.

Hershey Chase experiment

00.04.08

4.

Ribonucleic acid

00.05.37

5.

DNA Replication

00.06.19

6.

Transcription

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UNIT VII: GENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Topic Name

Duration

7.

Gene Mutation

00.04.30

8.

Mutation

00.02.56

9.

Genetic code

10.

Protein synthesis (Translation)

11.

Lac operon

12.

Tryptophan operon

00.05.53

Chapter 07: Evolution

1.

Urey Miller's Experiment

00.03.54

2.

Origin of life (Biological)

00.03.28

TOTAL TOPIC IN UNIT VII: GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 27

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01.13.15

UNIT VIII: BIOLOGY IN HUMAN WELFARE

Topic Name

Duration

Chapter 08: Human Health and Disease

00.01.42

1.

Health

2.

Types of pathogenic bacteria

3.

Micro-organisms as foes and friends

00.06.15

4.

Typhoid

00.01.39

5.

Mycoplasma

00.02.10

6.

Common Cold

00.00.47

7.

Malaria

00.04.22

8.

Cellular damage in malaria

00.01.18

9.

Diarrhoea

00.03.12

10.

Filariasis

00.02.45

11.

Structure of antibody

00.03.02

12.

Vaccination

00.03.28

13.

Types of vaccines

00.02.11

14.

Allergy

00.05.04

15.

Role of neutrophils in the immune system

00.02.06

16.

Lymphatic system

00.03.08

17.

AIDS

00.04.06

18.

Cancer

00.04.02

19.

Cancer therapy (Nanotechnology)

00.04.54

20.

Smoking - A dangerous habit

00.05.30

21.

Effect of drug and alcohol on the nervous system

00.06.42

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UNIT VIII: BIOLOGY IN HUMAN WELFARE

Topic Name

Duration

Chapter 09: Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production

1.

Application of Antisense Technology

00.04.39

2.

Mycoprotein

00.03.40

3.

Tissue culture

00.04.19

4.

Somatic hybridization

00.02.47

Chapter 10: Microbes in Human Welfare

1.

Yeast in fermentation

00.04.34

2.

Industrial production of enzymes

00.04.09

3.

Wastewater Treatment

00.05.20

4.

Nitrogen fixation

00.03.34

TOTAL TOPIC IN UNIT VIII: BIOLOGY IN HUMAN

WELFARE 29

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01.41.25

UNIT IX: BIOTECHNOLOGY

Topic Name

Duration

Chapter 11: Biotechnology : Principles and Processes

1.

Application of genetic engineering

00.03.16

2.

Application of genetic engineering

00.03.16

3.

Recombinant DNA replication and transfer

00.03.12

4.

Gene amplification using PCR

00.02.47

5.

Recombinant DNA replication and transfer

00.03.12

Chapter 12: Biotechnology and its Applications

1.

Application of Antisense Technology

00.04.39

2.

Application of genetic engineering

00.03.16

3.

Monoclonal antibodies

00.03.33

4.

Stem cells

00.03.41

5.

Role of Virus in Biotechnology

00.05.32

6.

Gene amplification using PCR

00.02.47

7.

PCR

8.

Genomics and cloning

00.03.40

TOTAL TOPIC IN UNIT IX: BIOTECHNOLOGY 13

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00.42.51

UNIT X: ECOLOGY
Topic Name

Duration

Chapter 13: Organisms and Populations

1.

Living organisms and their environment

00.02.21

2.

Adaptation

00.00.44

3.

Plants adapted to a desert habitat

00.01.51

4.

Desert adaptations

00.02.42

5.

Mangrove

00.03.06

Chapter 14: Ecosystem

1.

Ecosystem

00.01.47

2.

Factors affecting ecosystem

00.06.44

3.

Energy flow in an ecosystem

00.03.48

4.

Food chain and Food web

00.01.51

5.

Ecological pyramids

00.05.07

6.

Biogeochemical cycles

00.04.20

7.

Carbon cycle

00.02.19

Chapter 16: Environmental Issues

1.

Environmental pollution

00.02.38

2.

Air pollution

00.02.57

3.

Sources of Air Pollution

00.04.54

4.

Methods of controlling air pollution

00.06.19

5.

Water pollution

00.03.14

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UNIT X: ECOLOGY
Topic Name

Duration

6.

Causes of water pollution

00.01.49

7.

Biomagnification

00.03.47

8.

Eutrophication

00.02.55

9.

Wastewater Treatment

00.05.20

10.

Plastic recycling

00.02.31

11.

Land pollution

00.02.16

12.

Global warming

00.02.25

13.

Ozone layer

00.03.37

TOTAL TOPIC IN UNIT X: ECOLOGY 25

01.21.22

TOTAL TOPIC IN STANDARD 12 BIOLOGY 126

06.36.24

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