Topics discussed in class

Chapter8: Human health and Diseases: Study of Infectious diseases: caused by bacteria, fungi , virus, Cancer, AIDS, Innate and Acquired immunity, Lymphoid organs, Drug Abuse

Chapter 9:Strategies for Improvment in Food production: Animal Husbandry, Dairy farm management, Poultry farm management, Fisheries, Apiculture, Animal Breeding methods, Plant breeding steps , SCPS, Biofortification, Tissue culture, Somatic Hybridisation.

Practicals: Study of Population study by quadrat method
DNA extraction from Plant tissue.

Homework for Autumn break

1. Complete NCERT questions of Chapter 8 and chapter 10.( Microbes in human welfare and Human health and disease). 
2. Read chapter 9 (Improvement in Agricultural practises).
3. Submit your project report and practical file on the reopening of school after autumn break..     (without any further delay).

Topics discussed in last week(5/10/15 - 9/10/15)

Chapter 10 Microbes in human welfare:

Microbes in household uses, in industrial uses- beverages, antibiotics, chemicals, enzymes, sewage treatment, biogas plant, biocontrol agents, biofertilisers.
Practical: Study of meiosis stages through permanent slides.