Biodiversity-CHSE-CBSE-Syllabus
Biodiversiy:
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Chse Syllabus:
I. Diversity in Living World (Periods 10)
a. What is living?, Biodiversity; Need for classification; Three domains of life; Taxonomy and Systematics; Concept of species and taxonomical hierarchy; Binomial nomenclature; Tools for study of Taxonomy- Museum, Zoos, herbaria, Botanical gardens.
b. Five Kingdom classification; Salient features and classification of Monera, Protista and Fungi into major groups; Lichens; Viruses and Viroids.
c. Salient features and classification of plants into major groups-Algae, Bryophytes, Pteridophyta, Gymnosperms and Angiosperms (three to five salient and distinguishing features and at least two examples of each category); Angiosperms- classification up to class, characteristic features and examples.
d. Salient features and classification of animals- non-chordates up to phyla level and chordates up to classes level (three to five salient features and at least two examples)
CBSE Syllabus:
Unit-I Diversity of Living Organisms
Chapter-1: The Living World
What is living? Biodiversity; Need for classification; taxonomy and systematics; concept of species and taxonomical hierarchy; binomial nomenclature; tools for study of taxonomy museums, zoological parks, herbaria, botanical gardens, keys for identification.
Chapter-2: Biological Classification
Five kingdom classification; Salient features and classification of Monera, Protista and Fungi into major groups; Lichens, Viruses and Viroids.
Chapter-3: Plant Kingdom
Salient features and classification of plants into major groups - Algae, Bryophyte, Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae and Angiosperm (salient and distinguishing features and a few examples of each category): Angiosperms - classification up to class, characteristic features and examples. Plant life cycles and alternation of generations
Chapter-4: Animal Kingdom
Basis of Classification; Salient features and classification of animals, non-chordates up to phyla level and chordates up to class level (salient features and distinguishing features of a few examples of each category). (No live animals or specimen should be displayed in school.)
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