PostGraduateGovt.College for Girls, Sector-11, Chandigarh

Weekly Planner for 2016

Class: B.Sc. III (Semester V)Subject: Botany

Sr. No. / Dates / Paper – A / Paper – B
1. / 3rd week of July / Plant Water Relations: Importance of water to plant life; physical properties of water / Definition, scope, relationship with other sciences.
2. / 4th week of July / Imbibitions, diffusion, osmosis, / Plant Environment: Climatic factors affecting growth and distribution of plants.
3. / 1st week of August / Plasmolysis and deplasmolysis, concept of osmotic potential, water potential and pressure potential / Plant Environment: Edaphic factors affecting growth and distribution of plants.
4. / 2nd week of August / Absorption of water, active and passive mechanism of water absorption / Plant Environment: Topographic and biotic factors affecting growth and distribution of plants.
5. / 3rd week of August / Transport of water, mechanism and
theories to explain ascent of sap / Plant Environment: Biotic factors affecting growth and distribution of plants.
6. / 4th week of August / transpiration types, mechanism of opening and closing of stomata,
mechanism of transpiration, factors affecting transpiration, antitranspirants / Ecosystem: Concept, structure; abiotic components.
7. / 5th week of August / Mineral nutrition: Hydroponics and its importance; essential macro-and micro elements, essentiality criteria, / Ecosystem: biotic components.
8. / 1st week of September / Mineral nutrition: deficiency symptoms and their role / Ecosystem: Trophic levels, food chain, food web, Ecological pyramids, energy flow.
9. / 2nd week of September / Mineral uptake: mechanism of mineral uptake (active absorption) / Biogeochemical cycles of carbon, nitrogen and water.
10. / 3rd week of September / Mineral uptake: mechanism of mineral uptake (passive absorption
and modern concepts). / Community Ecology: Community characteristics
11. / 4th week of September / Nitrogen Metabolism: Biological nitrogen fixation; importance of nitrate reductase and its regulation / Community Ecology: Frequency, density cover, life forms, biological spectrum.
12. / 29th September to 10th October / Mid-Semester Exam / Mid-Semester Exam
13. / 11th October to 17th October / Autumn Break / Autumn Break
14. / 3rd week of October / Nitrogen Metabolism: Ammonia assimilation / Ecological succession – Hydrosere and Xerosere.
15. / 4th week of October / Lipid Metabolism: Structure and function of lipids; saturated and unsaturated fatty acids / Applied Ecology: Air pollution and control.
16. / 1st week of November / Lipid Metabolism: β – oxidation / Applied Ecology: Water pollution and control.
17. / 2nd week of November / Proteins: Classification, role and structure (primary, secondary and tertiary) of proteins. / Applied Ecology: Soil pollution and control.
18. / 3rd week of November / Basics of enzymology: Discovery and nomenclature; classification, structure, properties / Conservation and management of natural resources (renewable).
19. / 4th week of November / Factors affecting
enzyme activity, mechanism of enzyme action. / Conservation and management of natural resources (non-renewable).