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Biology Botany Higher Secondary - First Year BIOLOGY BOTANY HIGHER SECONDARY - FIRST YEAR REVISED BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TEXT BOOK DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE A Publication Under Government of Tamilnadu Distribution of Free Textbook Programme (NOT FOR SALE) Untouchability is a sin Untouchability is a crime Untouchability is inhuman TAMILNADU TEXTBOOK CORPORATION College Road, Chennai - 600 006. © Government of Tamilnadu First Edition - 2005 Revised Edition - 2007 Chairperson Dr. A. JAFFAR HUSSAIN Head of the Department of Botany (Rtd.) Presidency College (Autonomous) Chennai - 600 005. Authors Reviewers Dr. MUJEERA FATHIMA T. R. A. DEVAKUMAR Senior Scale Lecturer in Botany Selection Grade Lecturer in Botany Government Arts College (Men) Government Arts College (Men) Nandanam, Chennai - 600 035. Nandanam, Chennai - 600 035. NALINI P. RAJAGOVINDAN Dr. V. MURGANANDAM Assistant Head Mistress Reader in Botany Corporation Boys' R.M. Vivekananda College, Higher Secondary School Chennai - 600 004. Saidapet, Chennai - 600 015. N. SHANTHA P.G. Teacher Government Higher Secondary School Kodambakkam, Chennai - 600 024. Price : Rs. 33-00 This book has been prepared by the Directorate of School Education on behalf of the Government of Tamil Nadu. This Book has been printed on 60 GSM Paper PREFACE We are passing through an "Era of Biology". Words like "Biotechnology', 'Bioremediation", "Biochips", "Biomineralization", "Bioinformatics" etc. have become familiar even with "common man". Certainly there is a new unusual never-before- tried approach to address and solve many problems associated with modern life and to enhance the quality and standard of living by application of modern tools of Biology; particularly the Genetically Modified Foods (GM Foods) and other GM Products have revolutionized our Life. Application and exploitation of biological principles has become possible because of extensive knowledge and study of descriptive and functional aspects of living organisms over the years commonly studied under "Biology" which broadly comprises Botany and Zoology. Infact, Botany/Zoology is the 'mother science' of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Molecular Cell Biology, Biochemical Engineering and ultimately Biotechnology, These recent applied fields are natrual outcome of a sound knowledge and study of basic Science, Botany (and of course Zoology). Without the study of structural and functional aspects of Green plants, Fungi, Bacteria, Viruses and their interrelationships, the"modern biology" is not possible. In fact, applied sciences, however 'modern', cannot replace basic sciences. The notion of 'Boring Botany' with its tasks of memorising 'technical terms', drawing diagrams can be dispensed with if only it is realized that application of the discipline BOTANY has unlimited potentialities in our complicated modern life through what is called Modern Biology. In this Book, BIOLOGY (Botany), a sincere attempt is made by my colleagues, on the basis of syllabus placed, to provide a simple and lucid account of Botany at the XI Standard which hopefully could be further extended to XII Standard. Each chapter is discussed with simplicity and clarity with Self-Evaluation at the end of each lesson. While preparing for the examination, students should not restrict themselves to the question/problems given in the Self-Evaluvation, they must be prepared to answer the questions and problems from the entire text. Infact, they are advised to refer to 'Reference Books' listed at the end to further their knowledge. DR. A. JAFFAR HUSSAIN Chairperson Text-Book Writing Committee (XI-Bio-Botany) iii SYLLABUS : HIGHER SECONDARY - FIRST YEAR BIOLOGY : PART-A BOTANY Unit 1 : Biodiversity (12 Hours) Systematics : Two Kingdom and Five Kingdom systems - Salient features of various Plant Groups : Algae, Fungi, Bryophytes, Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms - Viruses - Bacteria. Unit 2 : Cell Biology (8 Hours) Cell as the basic unit of life - Cell Theory - Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cell (Plant Cell) - Light Microscope and Electron Microscope (TEM & SEM) - Ultra Structure of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells - Cell Wall - Cell Membrane (Fluid Mosaic Model) Membrane Transport Model - Cell organelles : Nucleus, Mitochondria, Plastids, Ribosomes - Cell Divisions : Amitosis, Mitosis & Meiosis and their significance. Unit 3 : Plant Morphology (8 Hours) Structure and Modification of Root, Stem and Leaf - Structure and Types of Inflorescences - Structure and Types of Flowers, Fruits and Seeds. Unit 4 : Genetics (12 Hours) Concept of Heredity and Variation - Mendel’s Laws of Inheritance - Chromosomal basis of Inheritance - Intermediate Inheritance (Incomplete Dominance) - Epistasis. Unit 5 : Plant Physiology (18 Hours) Cell as a Physiological Unit : Properties of Protoplasm - Water relations - Absorption and movement : Diffusion, Osmosis, Plasmolysis, Imbibition - Permeability, Water Potential - Theories of Water Transport : Root Pressure - Transpiration pull - Factors affecting Rate of Transpiration - Mechanism of Stomatal Opening and Closing (Potassium ion theory) - Factors affecting Stomatal Movement - Mineral Nutrition : Functions of minerals - Essential Major elements and Trace elements - Deficiency symptoms of elements - Theories of Translocation - Translocation of Solutes - Nitrogen Metablosim and Biological Nitrogen Fixation. iv Unit 6 : Reproduction Biology (10 Hours) Modes of Reproduction in Angiosperms : Vegetative propagation (natural and artificial) - Micropropagation - Sexual Reproduction - Pollination: Types - Double Fertilization - Germination of seed : Parts of seed - Types of germination - Abscission, Senescence. Unit 7 : Environmental Biology (10 Hours) Organisms and their environment - Factors : Air, Water, Soil, Temperature, Light and Biota - Hydrophytes, Mesophytes, Xerophytes and their adaptations - Natural Resources - types, uses and misuse Conservation of water (RWH). v CONTENTS I. BIODIVERSITY 1-60 1. Systematics 1 2. Viruses 11 3. Bacteria 22 4. Salient features of Various Groups 31 4.1. Fungi 31 4.2. Algae 40 4.3. Bryophytes 48 4.4. Pteridophytes 52 4.5. Spermatophytes (Gymnosperms) 56 II. CELL BIOLOGY 61-105 1. Cell as the basic unit of life 61 2. Cell Theory 65 3. Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cell 67 4. Light Microscope and Electron Microscope 72 5. Cell Wall 75 6. Cell Membrane 80 7. Cell organelles 87 8. Cell Division 97 III. PLANT MORPHOLOGY 106-159 1. Root, Stem and Leaf 106 2. Inflorescence 124 3. Flowers, Fruits and Seeds 134 IV. GENETICS 160-186 1. Heredity and Variation 160 2. Mendel’s Laws of Inheritance 164 3. Chromosomal basis of Inheritance 175 4. Intermediate Inheritance 179 5. Epistasis 181 vi V. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 187-228 1. Cell as a Physiological Unit 187 1.a. Properties of Protoplasm 188 1.b. Water relations 190 1.c. Absorption and movement 190 1.d. Permeability and Water Potential 195 2. Water Transport 198 2.a. Transpiration pull 198 2.b. Factors Affecting Rate of Transpiration - 200 2.c. Mechanism of Stomatal Opening and Closing 202 2.d. Factors Affecting Stomatal Movement 204 3. Mineral Nutrition 207 3.a. Functions of Minerals 207 3.b. Essential Elements 209 3.c. Physiological Role and Deficiency Symptoms of Elements 209 3.d. Theories of Translocation 216 3.e. Translocation of Solutes 219 3.f. Nitrogen Metablosim 221 VI. REPRODUCTION BIOLOGY 229-259 1. Reproduction in Angiosperms 229 1.a. Vegetative propagation 229 1.b. Micropropagation 235 2. Sexual Reproduction 237 2.a. Pollination 237 2.b. Double Fertilization 244 3. Germination of Seeds 248 VII. ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY 260-292 1. Organisms and Their Environment 260 2. Hydrophytes, Mesophytes, Xerophytes 269 3. Natural Resources 281 REFERENCES 292 vii BIO - BOTANY CHAPTERS I. BIODIVERSITY 1-65 II. CELL BIOLOGY 66-112 III. PLANT MORPHOLOGY 113-166 IV. GENETICS 167-199 V. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 200-244 VI. REPRODUCTION BIOLOGY 245-278 VII. ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY 279-311 I. BIODIVERSITY 1. Systematics Diversity in living organisms There is a great diversity among living organisms found on the planet earth. They differ in their structure, habit, habitat, mode of nutrition, and physiology. The Biodiversity of the earth is enormous. Current estimates suggest that the earth may have anywhere from 10 to over 40 million species of organisms, but only about 1.7 million have actually been described including over 7,50,000 insects, about 2,50,000 flowering plants and 47,000 vertebrate animals. We call such a diversity among living organisms as Biodiversity. Even though there is such a variety and diversity among them, the living organisms show a lot of similarities and common features so that they can be arranged into many groups. In order to understand them and study them systematically, these living organisms, mainly the plants and animals are grouped under different categories. The branch of biology dealing with identification, naming and classifying the living organisms is known as Taxonomy. Taxonomy in Greek means rendering of order. The word Systematics means to put together. It was Carolus Linnaeus who used this word first in his book ‘Systema Naturae’. Systematics may be defined as the systematic placing of organisms into groups or taxa on the basis of certain relationships between organisms. Need for Classification It is not possible for any one to study all the organisms. But if they are grouped in some convenient way the study would become easier as the characters of a particular group or a family would apply to all the individuals of that group. Classification allows us to understand diversity better. History
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