BIOLOGY

KVS AHMEDABAD REGION
SPLIT UP SYLLABUS (2024-25)
Subject: BIOLOGY Class: XII
Expected
S. No of Chapter Total No of
Month Name of Chapter
NO Working No Periods
Days
Chapter-2: Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

Flower structure; development of male and female gametophytes; pollination - types, agencies and
examples; out breeding devices; pollen-pistil interaction; double fertilization; post fertilization events -
development of endosperm and embryo, development of seed and formation of fruit; special modes-
apomixis, parthenocarpy, polyembryony; Significance of seed dispersal and fruit formation.
Chapter-3: Human Reproduction

Male and female reproductive systems; microscopic anatomy of testis and ovary; gametogenesis-
spermatogenesis and oogenesis; menstrual cycle; fertilisation, embryo development upto blastocyst
formation, implantation; pregnancy and placenta formation (elementary idea); parturition (elementary
APRIL 24 & idea); lactation (elementary idea).
1 24 2&3 24
MAY 24
Practical-
1 Prepare a temporary mount to observe pollen germination.
2. Flowers adapted to pollination by different agencies (wind, insects, birds).
3. Pollen germination on stigma through a permanent slide or scanning electron micrograph.
4. Identification of stages of gamete development, i.e., T.S. of testis and T.S. of ovary through permanent
slides (from grasshopper/mice).
5. T.S. of blastula through permanent slides (Mammalian).
6. Controlled pollination - emasculation, tagging and bagging.
7. Study of flowers adapted to pollination by different agencies (wind, insects).
8. Identification of T.S of morula or blastula of frog (Model).
Chapter-4: Reproductive Health

Need for reproductive health and prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs); birth control -
2 JUNE 24 8 4 8
need and methods, contraception and medical termination of pregnancy (MTP); amniocentesis; infertility
and assisted reproductive technologies - IVF, ZIFT, GIFT (elementary idea for general awareness).
Chapter-5: Principles of Inheritance and Variation

Heredity and variation: Mendelian inheritance; deviations from Mendelism – incomplete dominance, co-
dominance, multiple alleles and inheritance of blood groups, pleiotropy; elementary idea of polygenic
inheritance; chromosome theory of inheritance; chromosomes and genes; Sex determination - in humans,
birds and honey bee; linkage and crossing over; sex linked inheritance - haemophilia, colour blindness;
Mendelian disorders in humans - thalassemia; chromosomal disorders in humans; Down's syndrome,
Turner's and Klinefelter's syndromes.
Chapter-6: Molecular Basis of Inheritance

3 JULY 24 24 5&6 Search for genetic material and DNA as genetic material; Structure of DNA and RNA; DNA packaging; 24
DNA replication; Central Dogma; transcription, genetic code, translation; gene expression and regulation -
lac operon; Genome, Human and rice genome projects; DNA fingerprinting.
Practical-
9. Mendelian inheritance using seeds of different colour/sizes of any plant.
10. Prepared pedigree charts of any one of the genetic traits such as rolling of tongue, blood groups, ear
lobes, widow's peak and colour blindness.
11. Prepare a temporary mount of onion root tip to study mitosis.
12. Meiosis in onion bud cell or grasshopper testis through permanent slides.
Chapter-7: Evolution
Origin of life; biological evolution and evidences for biological evolution (paleontology, comparative
anatomy, embryology and molecular evidences); Darwin's contribution, modern synthetic theory of
evolution; mechanism of evolution - variation (mutation and recombination) and natural selection with
examples, types of natural selection; Gene flow and genetic drift; Hardy - Weinberg's principle; adaptive
radiation; human evolution.
Chapter-8: Human Health and Diseases

Pathogens; parasites causing human diseases (malaria, dengue, chikungunya, filariasis, ascariasis,
typhoid, pneumonia, common cold, amoebiasis, ring worm) and their control; Basic concepts of
7, 8 & immunology - vaccines; cancer, HIV and AIDS; Adolescence - drug and alcohol abuse.
4 AUGUST 24 22 22
10
Chapter-10: Microbes in Human Welfare
Microbes in food processing, industrial production, sewage treatment, energy generation and microbes as
bio-control agents and bio-fertilizers. Antibiotics; production and judicious use.
Practical-
13. Meiosis in onion bud cell or grasshopper testis through permanent slides
14. Flash cards models showing examples of homologous and analogous organs.
15. Common disease-causing organisms like Ascaris, Entamoeba, Plasmodium, any fungus causing
ringworm through permanent slides, models or virtual images or specimens. Comment on symptoms of
diseases that they cause.
Chapter-11: Biotechnology - Principles and Processes

Genetic Engineering (Recombinant DNA Technology).
Chapter-12: Biotechnology and its Applications

SEPTEMBER Application of biotechnology in health and agriculture: Human insulin and vaccine production, stem
5 22 11 & 12 22
24 cell technology, gene therapy; genetically modified organisms - Bt crops; transgenic animals; biosafety
issues, biopiracy and patents.
Practical-
16. Isolate DNA from available plant material such as spinach, green pea seeds, papaya, etc.
Chapter-13: Organisms and Populations

Population interactions - mutualism, competition, predation, parasitism; population attributes - growth,
birth rate and death rate, age distribution. (Topics excluded: Organism and its Environment, Major
Aboitic Factors, Responses to Abioitic Factors, Adaptations)
Chapter-14: Ecosystem
Ecosystems: Patterns, components; productivity and decomposition; energy flow; pyramids of number,
6 OCTOBER 24 19 13 & 14 19
biomass, energy (Topics excluded: Ecological Succession and Nutrient Cycles).
Practical-
17. Study the plant population density by quadrat method.
18. Study the plant population frequency by quadrat method.
19. Models specimen showing symbolic association in root modules of leguminous plants, Cucuta on
host, lichens.
Chapter-15: Biodiversity and its Conservation

Biodiversity-Concept, patterns, importance; loss of biodiversity; biodiversity conservation; hotspots,
endangered organisms, extinction, Red Data Book, Sacred Groves, biosphere reserves, national parks,
7 NOVEMBER 24 23 15 23
wildlife, sanctuaries and Ramsar sites.
* Expected date of syllabus complition 15 NOV. 2024
8 DECEMBER 24 17 REVISION AND FIRST PRE-BOARD 17
9 JANUARY 25 23 REVISION AND SECOND PRE-BOARD 23

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KVS AHMEDABAD REGION

SPLIT UP SYLLABUS (2024-25)

Subject: BIOLOGY Class: XII

Chapter-2: Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

Chapter-3: Human Reproduction

Chapter-4: Reproductive Health

Chapter-5: Principles of Inheritance and Variation

Chapter-6: Molecular Basis of Inheritance

Chapter-8: Human Health and Diseases

Chapter-11: Biotechnology - Principles and Processes

Chapter-12: Biotechnology and its Applications

Chapter-13: Organisms and Populations

Chapter-15: Biodiversity and its Conservation

* Expected date of syllabus complition 15 NOV. 2024

8 DECEMBER 24 17 REVISION AND FIRST PRE-BOARD 17

9 JANUARY 25 23 REVISION AND SECOND PRE-BOARD 23

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