Homework for Diwali Break

• Attempt the NCERT questions of chapter- Organisms and populations
• Complete your practical project report and practical file.
• Prepare Chapter 9 : Strategies for enhancement in food production and 

                          Chapter 13: Organisms and Populations for test.


Happy Diwali !....

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.

Topics discussed this week(22/8/15-28/8/15)

Chapter Evolution
Evolutionary history of Earth, Story of human evolution.

Revision and discussion of doubts from the syllabus covered so far.

Topics discussed in class (9/8/15 - 21/8/15)

Chapter: Applications of Biotechnology
Development of Bt crops, Meloidegyne resistant Tobacco, RNA interference, Synthesis of recombinant insulin, Gene therapy- treatment of ADA, early diagnosis of diseases using PCR and radioactive probes, Development of genetically engineered organisms, Biopiracy.

Chapter: Evolution
Origin of Universe, Earth, Origin of life, Theories of abiogenesis, biogenesis, spontaneous creation, Biochemical theory (Oparin and Haldane), Miller and Urey experiment, Evidence of evolution, Evolution theory by Lamark, Darwin's natural selection theory, De vries mutation theory,Adaptive radiation, Hardy weinberg principle.

Practical: Action of salivary amylase on starch.

Topics discussed in the class ( 30th July- 8 August, 2015)

Molecular theory of inheritance: DNA polymorphism, DNA Fingerprinting

Biotechnology: Principles and Processes: Recombiant DNA Technology, Tools- Restriction Enzymes, Cloning Vectors, DNA Ligase. Features of Cloning vectors, Importance of selectable marker, Gel Electrophoresis, Steps in DNA Recombinant DNA technology,Methods to make host cells competent, Bioreactors, Downstream Processing.

Practical: Study the action of salivary amylase on starch.