Biology Textbook for Class XII is an NCERT textbook which follows the guidelines of NFC in letter and spirit. This book will help students of Class XII become familiar with the diversity of biological material and make them understand the concepts.
Biology Textbook for Class XII contains five units, the first of which covers reproduction in organisms, humans and flowering plants. Genetics and Evolution is the second unit and here students can learn about the principles and molecular basis of inheritance. This section also covers the structures and functions of genetic material. In Biology in Human Welfare, the authors speak about the strategies that have been developed for the enhancement of food production. This is sure to make readers become aware of the profound contributions of Biology to human welfare. The next portion focuses on the principles, processes and applications of Biotechnology. The last unit is titled Ecology and students can learn about ecosystems, biodiversity and environmental issues within this section.
Biology Textbook for Class XII shows how genes are related to evolution but ecological interactions, behaviour of ecosystems and population also play an important role. This textbook will go a long way in developing a sense of appreciation within students for Darwinian evolutionary processes. The book has been written in an easy dialogue style way, which is sure to keep the students engaged. At the end of each chapter, the authors have added a series of questions. The textbook, published by NCERT in 2006, is available in paperback.
Author(s): NCERT
Edition: 2019
Publisher: National Council of Education Research and Training
Year: 2019
Language: English
Pages: 297
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
FOREWORD
PREFACE
TEXTBOOK DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CONTENTS
UNIT VI REPRODUCTION
Chapter 1 : Reproduction in Organisms
1.1 ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION
1.2 SEXUAL REPRODUCTION
1.2.1 Pre-fertilisation Events
1.2.1.1 Gametogenesis
1.2.1.2 Gamete Transfer
1.2.2 Fertilisation
1.2.3 Post-fertilisation Event
1.2.3.1 The Zygote
1.2.3.2 Embryogenesis
SUMMARY
EXERCISES
Chapter 2 : Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
2.1 FLOWER – A FASCINATING ORGAN OF ANGIOSPERMS
2.2 PRE-FERTILISATION: STRUCTURES AND EVENTS
2.2.1 Stamen, Microsporangium and Pollen Grain
2.2.2 The Pistil, Megasporangium (ovule) and Embryo sac
2.2.3 Pollination
2.3 DOUBLE FERTILISATION
2.4 POST-FERTILISATION : STRUCTURES AND EVENTS
2.4.1 Endosperm
2.4.2 Embryo
2.4.3 Seed
2.5 APOMIXIS AND POLYEMBRYONY
SUMMARY
EXERCISES
Chapter 3 : Human Reproduction
3.1 THE MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
3.2 THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
3.3 GAMETOGENESIS
3.4 MENSTRUAL CYCLE
3.5 FERTILISATION AND IMPLANTATION
3.6 PREGNANCY AND EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT
3.7 PARTURITION AND LACTATION
SUMMARY
EXERCISES
Chapter 4 : Reproductive Health
4.1 REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH – PROBLEMS AND STRATEGIES
4.2 POPULATION STABILISATION AND BIRTH CONTROL
4.3 MEDICAL TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY (MTP)
4.4 SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS (STIS)
4.5 INFERTILITY
SUMMARY
EXERCISES
UNIT VII GENETICS AND EVOLUTION
Chapter 5 : Principles of Inheritance and Variation
5.1 MENDEL’S LAWS OF INHERITANCE
5.2 INHERITANCE OF ONE GENE
5.2.1 Law of Dominance
5.2.2 Law of Segregation
5.2.2.1 Incomplete Dominance
5.2.2.2 Co-dominance
5.3 INHERITANCE OF TWO GENES
5.3.1 Law of Independent Assortment
5.3.2 Chromosomal Theory of Inheritance
5.3.3 Linkage and Recombination
5.4 POLYGENIC INHERITANCE
5.5 PLEIOTROPY
5.6 SEX DETERMINATION
5.6.1 Sex Determination in Humans
5.6.2 Sex Determination in Honey Bee
5.7 MUTATION
5.8 GENETIC DISORDERS
5.8.1 Pedigree Analysis
5.8.2 Mendelian Disorders
5.8.3 Chromosomal Disorders
SUMMARY
EXERCISES
Chapter 6 : Molecular Basis of Inheritance
6.1 THE DNA
6.1.1 Structure of Polynucleotide Chain
6.1.2 Packaging of DNA Helix
6.2 THE SEARCH FOR GENETIC MATERIAL
6.2.1 The Genetic Material is DNA
6.2.2 Properties of Genetic Material (DNA versus RNA)
6.3 RNA WORLD
6.4 REPLICATION
6.4.1 The Experimental Proof
6.4.2 The Machinery and the Enzymes
6.5 TRANSCRIPTION
6.5.1 Transcription Unit
6.5.2 Transcription Unit and the Gene
6.5.3 Types of RNA and the process of Transcription
6.6 GENETIC CODE
6.6.1 Mutations and Genetic Code
6.6.2 tRNA– the Adapter Molecule
6.7 TRANSLATION
6.8 REGULATION OF GENE EXPRESSION
6.8.1 The Lac operon
6.9 HUMAN GENOME PROJECT
6.9.1 Salient Features of Human Genome
6.9.2 Applications and Future Challenges
6.10 DNA FINGERPRINTING
SUMMARY
EXERCISES
Chapter 7 : Evolution
7.1 ORIGIN OF LIFE
7.2 EVOLUTION OF LIFE FORMS – A THEORY
7.3 WHAT ARE THE EVIDENCES FOR EVOLUTION?
7.4 WHAT IS ADAPTIVE RADIATION?
7.5 BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION
7.6 MECHANISM OF EVOLUTION
7.7 HARDY-WEINBERG PRINCIPLE
7.8 A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF EVOLUTION
7.9 ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF MAN
SUMMARY
EXERCISES
UNIT VIII BIOLOGY IN HUMAN WELFARE
Chapter 8 : Human Health and Disease
8.1 COMMON DISEASES IN HUMANS
8.2 IMMUNITY
8.2.1 Innate Immunity
8.2.2 Acquired Immunity
8.2.3 Active and Passive Immunity
8.2.4 Vaccination and Immunisation
8.2.5 Allergies
8.2.6 Auto Immunity
8.2.7 Immune System in the Body
8.3 AIDS
8.4 CANCER
8.5 DRUGS AND ALCOHOL ABUSE
8.5.1 Adolescence and Drug/Alcohol Abuse
8.5.2 Addiction and Dependence
8.5.3 Effects of Drug/Alcohol Abuse
8.5.4 Prevention and Control
SUMMARY
EXERCISES
Chapter 9 : Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production
9.1 ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
9.1.1 Management of Farms and Farm Animals
9.1.1.1 Dairy Farm Management
9.1.1.2 Poultry Farm Management
9.1.2 Animal Breeding
9.1.3 Bee-keeping
9.1.4 Fisherie
9.2 PLANT BREEDING
9.2.1 What is Plant Breeding?
9.2.2 Plant Breeding for Disease Resistance
9.2.3 Plant Breeding for Developing Resistance to Insect Pests
9.2.4 Plant Breeding for Improved Food Quality
9.3 SINGLE CELL PROTEIN (SCP)
9.4 TISSUE CULTURE
SUMMARY
EXERCISES
Chapter 10 : Microbes in Human Welfare
10.1 MICROBES IN HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS
10.2 MICROBES IN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS
10.2.1 Fermented Beverages
10.2.2 Antibiotics
10.2.3 Chemicals, Enzymes and other Bioactive Molecules
10.3 MICROBES IN SEWAGE TREATMENT
10.4 MICROBES IN PRODUCTION OF BIOGAS
10.5 MICROBES AS BIOCONTROL AGENTS
10.6 MICROBES AS BIOFERTILISERS
SUMMARY
EXERCISES
UNIT IX BIOTECHNOLOGY
Chapter 11 : Biotechnology : Principles and Processes
11.1 PRINCIPLES OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
11.2 TOOLS OF RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY
11.2.1 Restriction Enzymes
11.2.2 Cloning Vectors
11.2.3 Competent Host (For Transformation with Recombinant DNA)
1.3 PROCESSES OF RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY
11.3.1 Isolation of the Genetic Material (DNA)
11.3.2 Cutting of DNA at Specific Locations
11.3.3 Amplification of Gene of Interest using PCR
11.3.4 Insertion of Recombinant DNA into the Host Cell/Organism
11.3.5 Obtaining the Foreign Gene Product
11.3.6 Downstream Processing
SUMMARY
EXERCISES
Chapter 12 : Biotechnology and its Applications
12.1 BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS IN AGRICULTURE
12.2 BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS IN MEDICINE
12.2.1 Genetically Engineered Insulin
12.2.2 Gene Therapy
12.2.3 Molecular Diagnosis
12.3 TRANSGENIC ANIMALS
12.4 ETHICAL ISSUES
SUMMARY
EXERCISES
UNIT X ECOLOGY
Chapter 13 : Organisms and Populations
13.1 ORGANISM AND ITS ENVIRONMENT
13.1.1 Major Abiotic Factors
13.1.2 Responses to Abiotic Factors
13.1.3 Adaptations
13.2 POPULATIONS
13.2.1 Population Attributes
13.2.2 Population Growth
13.2.3 Life History Variation
13.2.4 Population Interactions
SUMMARY
EXERCISES
Chapter 14 : Ecosystem
14.1 ECOSYSTEM – STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
14.2. PRODUCTIVITY
14.3 DECOMPOSITION
14.4 ENERGY FLOW
14.5 ECOLOGICAL PYRAMIDS
14.6 ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION
14.6.1 Succession of Plants
14.7 NUTRIENT CYCLING
14.7.1 Ecosystem – Carbon Cycle
14.7.2 Ecosystem – Phosphorus Cycle
14.8 ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
SUMMARY
EXERCISES
Chapter 15 : Biodiversity and Conservation
15.1 BIODIVERSITY
15.1.1 How Many Species are there on Earth and How Many in India?
15.1.2 Patterns of Biodiversity
15.1.3 The importance of Species Diversity to the Ecosystem
15.1.4 Loss of Biodiversity
15.2 BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
15.2.1 Why Should We Conserve Biodiversity?
15.2.2 How do we conserve Biodiversity?
SUMMARY
EXERCISES
Chapter 16 : Environmental Issues
16.1 AIR POLLUTION AND ITS CONTROL
16.1.1 Controlling Vehicular Air Pollution: A Case Study of Delhi
16.2 WATER POLLUTION AND ITS CONTROL
16.2.1 Domestic Sewage and Industrial Effluents
16.2.2 A Case Study of Integrated Waste Water Treatment
16.3 SOLID WASTES
16.3.1 Case Study of Remedy for Plastic Waste
16.4 AGRO-CHEMICALS AND THEIR EFFECTS
16.4.1 Case Study of Organic Farming
16.5 RADIOACTIVE WASTES
16.6 GREENHOUSE EFFECT AND GLOBAL WARMING
16.7 OZONE DEPLETION IN THE STRATOSPHERE
16.8 DEGRADATION BY IMPROPER RESOURCE UTILISATION AND MAINTENANCE
16.9 DEFORESTATION
16.9.1 Case Study of People’s Participation in Conservation of Forests
SUMMARY
EXERCISES
