UNIT 1 : DIVERSITY IN THE LIVING WORLD Characters of Living
organisms, Biosystematics, Binomial nomenclature (guidelines and
merits), Taxonomic categories, Taxonomical Aids, Systems of
classification – Two Kingdom and Five Kingdom classification
–(brief description with emphasis on criteria, merits and
demerits). Descriptive features of kingdoms: Monera, Protista,
Fungi, Plantae and Animalia; viruses, Viriods and Lichens. UNIT
2 : PLANT KINGDOM Brief description of Artificial, natural and
phylogenetic classification. 2.1 PLANT GROUPS Algae – Salient,
comparative features of Rhodophyta, Phaeophyta and Chlorophyta
with examples. Bryophyta –General features with special mention
on aquatic to terrestrial evolution, alternation of generation
of Liverworts and Mosses. Pteridophytes – General features with
examples Gymnosperms – General features with examples
Angiosperms – Unique features with examples Plant Life Cycle and
alternation of generation 2.2 Morphology of Angiosperms
Morphological structures of root, stem