SAAT 2021 Biology Syllabus

SAAT Entrance Examination Syllabus for Biology common for (B.Tech./DDE/DDM/MBBS / BDS/ B.Pharm. / B.Sc. Nursing) - 2014

BIOLOGY (A-BOTANY)

UNIT–I: HISTORY

History, botanical studies, branches of botany, brief classification of plant kingdom. Scope of Botany, cell Biology, cell theory.

UNIT–II: PLANT CELL

Structure of typical plant cell, cell wall and cell membrane, protoplasm - physical and chemical nature, cell organelle - structure and functions, nucleus, Iysosomes, golgi bodies, plastids, ribosomes, mitochondria, chromosomes, spherosomes, Important compounds of cell, water, amino acids, carbohydrates, fats, nucleotides, nucleic acids. Cell inclusions, physical and chemical nature and functions of enzymes, vitamins and hormones, mode of enzyme action, cell cycle, Mitosis; Meiosis.

UNIT–III : COMPLEXITIES OF PLANT LIFE

Meristematic tissues, permanent, simple and complex tissues, Internal structure of dicot and monocot systems and roots, Internal structure of Isobilateral and Dorsiventral with functions of different tissues, Normal, secondary growth in dicot stems.

UNIT–IV : MORPHOLOGY OF ANGIOSPERMS

Normal and Modified stems, roots and leaves, Inflorescence, Flower and its parts, floral diagram and floral formula, pollination, fertilization, fruits.

UNIT–V : TAXONOMY OF FLOWERING PLANTS

Principle and units of classification (species, genus, family), knowledge of important families and their economic importance.

UNIT–VI : CONTINUITY OF PLANT LIFE

Genetics (elementary knowledge), mitosis and meiosis and their significance, principle of Mendel’s law of inheritance, monohybrid and dihybrid ratio, concept of gene, elementary idea of gene action, evolution, evidence, theories and mechanism of evolution, variation and mutation, role of mutation in agriculture, origin of species.

UNIT–VII : MICROORGANISMS AND DIVERSITIES OF PLANT LIFE :

Elementary idea and economic importance of virus, bacteria, fungi, algae and lichen, elementary idea of gryophytes, pterodophytes and gymnosperms.

UNIT–VIII : PROCESSES IN PLANTS

Absorption and transport of water and minerals, transpiration, stomatal mechanism, life energy and ATP, respiration and fermentation, photosynthesis, elementary idea of protein synthesis, growth, reproduction, movements (with special reference to geotrposim and phototropism).

UNIT–IX : ENVIRONMENT AL BIOLOGY

Man and his environment, biotic community, ecological adaptations (hydrophytes and xerophytes).

UNIT–X : BOT ANY AND HUMAN WELF ARE

Agricultural crops - Brief description and economic importance of crop plants like rice, gram (green gram) Jute, groundnut, sugarcane, and potato.

UNIT–XI : COMMON PLANT DISEASES

control of blight in rice, rot of sugarcane, forestry, genetic conservation and crop improvement.

UNIT–XII: GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Recombinant DNA, gene library, transgenic plants, fermentation, bakery, antibiotics, monochloral antibodies.