Course Contents

Department of Education (Planning and Development) Subject: Biology (Minor II) Course Title: Diversity of Plants B.Ed. (Hons) Secondary Semester II Course Code: Min/B.Eds-Bio-102 Credit Hours: 3 Course Description This course deals with the groups of plant kingdom and gives emphasis on their general characteristics, structure and life cycles. Learning Outcomes By the end of the course students will be able to: • explains the basic concepts of plant kingdom • describes plant taxa starting with plant bryophytes and finishing with angiosperms • understands the basic differences between vascular or non vascular plants Course Outline Unit 1 Viruses 1.1 History of Discovery of Viruses 1.2 Characteristics 1.3 Classification 1.4 Structure of Viruses 1.5 Study about Tobacco Mosaic Virus, Symptoms and Control Measures Unit 2 Bacteria and Cynobacteria 2.1 Morphology and Structure of Bacteria 2.2 Mode of Nutrition in Bacteria 2.3 Biological Importance of Bacteria 2.4 General Characters of Cynobacteria 2.5 Life cycle of Nostoc Unit 3 Algae 3.1 General Account 3.2 Classification of Algae 3.3 Economic Importance of Algae 3.4 Chlorophyta: Life Cycle of Volvox Unit 4 Fungi and Lichens 4.1 General Account of Fungi 4.2 Reproduction (Vegetative, Asexual and Sexual) 4.3 Mode of Nutrition 4.4 Economic Importance of Fungi 4.5 Brief Account of Agaricus compestris 4.6 General Characters and Structure of Lichens Unit 5 Bryophyte and Pteridophytes 5.1 General Characters and Classification of Bryophytes 5.2 General Account of Funaria 5.3 Introduction of Vascular Plants 5.4 General Account of Pteridophytes 5.5 Life History of Adiantum Unit 6 Gymnosperms and Angiosperms 6.1 General Account of Gymnosperm 6.2 Structure and Life History of Pinus 6.3 General Account of Angiosperm 6.4 Life Cycle of Angiosperm Plant Evaluation Criteria Students will be evaluated on the basis of following criteria. 1. Class Participation 5 2. Assignment 5 3. Attendance 5 4. Test I 10 5. Test II 10 6. Final Exam 55 7. Model/Practical 10 8. Total Marks 100 Note: Test I will be conducted from 1st unit and Test II will be conducted from 2nd and 3rd units and the entire syllabus will be included in final term paper. Recommended Books Agrios, G. N. (2004). Plant Pathology (8th ed.). London: Academic Press London. Alexopoulos, C. J., Mims, C. W., & Blackwell, M. (1996). Introductory Mycology (4th ed.). UK: John Wiley and Sons Publishers. Biswas, C., & Johri, B. M. (1999). The Gymnosperms. London: Narosa Publishing House New Delhi. Lee, E. R. (2007). Phycology. (4th ed.). UK: Cambridge University Press. Malik, T. A., & Ashraf, A. (2012). Text book of Botany (Paper A); Diversity of Plants. Lahore: Carvan’s Publishers. Mauseth, J. D. (2003). Botany: An Introduction to Plant Biology (3rd ed.). UK: Jones and Bartlett Publishers. Prescott, L. M., Harley, J. P., & Klein, A. D. (2004). Microbiology (3rd ed.). UK: Brown Publishers. Sambamurty, A. V. S. S. (2005). A Textbook of Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms and Paleobotany. New Delhi, Banglore: Mumbai.

Course Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course students will be able to: • explains the basic concepts of plant kingdom • describes plant taxa starting with plant bryophytes and finishing with angiosperms • understands the basic differences between vascular or non vascular plants