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OJEE Exam Biology Syllabus

BOTANY (30 Questions)

Diversity of plant life: Five kingdom system of classification with their merits and demerits.
Structure, reproduction and economic importance of Bacteria and Viruses. Life history of
representative members of different plant groups: Spirogyra, Saccharomyces, Funaria, Dryopteris,
Cycas.
Morphology of angiosperms : Normal and Modified roots, stems and leaves, Inflorescence,
Flower and its parts, Pollination, Fertilization, Fruits.
Taxonomy of flowering plants : Principles and units of classification (species, genus, family)
Binomial nomenclature, Studies of important families: Malvaceae, Fabaceae, Asteraceae,
Brassicaceae, Liliaceae.
Cell: Structure and function Cell Theory, Totipotency, Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cell, Structure
of typical plant cell: Cell Wall, Cell Membrane, Cell Organelles (Plastids, mitochondria, endoplasmic
reticulum, ribosomes, Golgibodies, Lysosomes, Peroxisomes). Important compounds of cell:
Structure and functions of water, aminoacids, proteins, carbohydrates and fats. Properties and
chemical nature of enzymes. Mode of enzyme action.
Continuity of life: Cell division: Mitosis, Meiosis and their significance, Mendel’s laws of
inheritance: Monohybrid and Dihybrid cross, Incomplete dominance, Multiple allelism.
Genetic material: Structure of nucleic acids. Evidences to establish ‘DNA as genetic material’
(Griffith and Avery’s experiment). Concept of gene, Transcription and translation in Prokaryotes.
Regulation of gene expression – induction and repression.
Recombinant DNA and Tissue culture technique: Recombinant DNA techniques and its
significance. Gene bank, Production of Transgenic plants with examples, Tissue culture technique.
Complexities of plant life: Meristematic and tissues, Internal structures of dicot and monocot
stems, roots and Isobilateral and Dorsiventral leaves, Normal secondary growth in dicot stem.
Processes in plants : Diffusion, Osmosis, Plasmolysis, Imbibition, Absorption and transport of
water and minerals, Transpiration and its significance, Life energy and ATP, Respiration and
fermentation, Photosynthesis, Biological nitrogen fixation. Growth and development: Growth
regulators – Physiological effects of Auxins, Gibberellin, Cytokinin, Ethylene and Abscissic acid.
Elementary idea of photoperiodism and vernalisation. Plant movements (with special reference to
geotropism and phototropism).
Ecology : Man and environment, Ecological adaptations (Hydrophytes and Xerophytes), plant
succession (Hydrosere, Xeresere), Structure and function of Ecosystem.
Economic Botany : Economic importance of plants like Rice, Gram (green gram) Jute, Groundnut,
Mango, Tulsi.
Common plant diseases : Symptoms and control measure of following plant diseases: Powdery
mildew of peas, Bacterial blight of rice, Mosaic disease of Papaya.

ZOOLOGY (30 Questions)

Animal world : Definition, Scope and branches of Zoology. Charecteristics of living organisims
(elementary idea of metabolism, transfer of energy at molecular level, open and closed system,
homeostasis, growth & reproduction, adaptation, survival and death).
Classification (Artificial, Natural, Phylogenetic) Two-Kingdoms & Five-Kingdoms – their merits
and demerits. Species concept, binomial nomemclature, scientific names of some common
animals: Fishes – Rohi, Bhakura, Mirikali, Kau. Amphibians – Frog, Toad. Reptiles – House Lizard,
Garden Lizard, Crocodile, Turtle, Cobra, Krait. Birds – Fowl, Peacock, Pigeon, Crow. Mammals –
Tiger, Elephant, Cat, Dog, Rabbit and Man.
Diversity of Animal life :
Introductory Concept:
(1) Concept of body plan, symmetry, coelom, germ layers, homeothermic and poikilothermic
animals.
(2) Salient features of Non-chordate phyla with examples, General characters of chordates upto
class levels with examples.
Animal Morphology: Morphology of Paramecium, Sycon, Hydra Planaria, Ascaris, Earthworm,
Cockroach, Pila, Starfish, Amphioxus, Bony fish, Cartilaginous fish, Frog, Calotes, Pigeon &
Rabbit.
Animal Histology: Types – Epithelial, Connective (details about blood and lymph), Muscular &
Nervous – Organs and Organ Systems.
Animal Locomotion: Joints and Muscles in movement of man, mechanism of muscle contraction,
Disorders – Arthritis and Osteoporosis.
Animal Physiology: Animal Nutrition – Intracellular and Intercellualar digestion, Digestive system
of cockroach, Digestive system and process in human (ingestion, digestion, absorption,
assimilation and egestion) role of hormones in digestion, malnutrition and under-nutrition.
Animal Respiration: Types of respiration (cutaneous, tvacheal, branchial and pulmonary),
Structure and function of respiratory system in man: Respiratory organs, mechanism of pulmonary
respiration, pulmonary exchange of gas, transport of gases. Common respiratory disorders –
prevention and cure.
Animal Circulation: Open circulation, closed circulatory system in man, Structure of Heart,
Cardiac Cycle, Arteries, Veins, Capillaries, Portal System, Coronary Circulation, Blood Pressure,
Respiratory pigments, Blood groups (A B O & Rh), Blood Coagulation, Blood related disorder –
Hypertension, Atherosclerosis & Arteriosclerosis, Pace maker.
Animal Excretion: Types of Excretion (Ammonotelism, ureotelism and uricotelism), Excretion in
cockroach, Excretion in human – Structure and function of kidney, Role of liver in excretion:
Ornithine Cycle. Disorders related to excretion – kidney failure, dialysis, kidney transplantation,
Role of ADH.
Control and Co-ordination: Nervous system of cockroach, Nerveous system of human – central,
peripherial & autonomic, transmission of nerve impulse, reflex action, sense organs (Eye and Ear).
Human Endocrine System: Endocrine glands (Name, Location, Hormones and their functions),
hormones as messengers and regulators, feed back controls, hormonal disorders.
Genetics: Mendelism, linkage and crossing over, recombination, sex chromosomes, sex
determination, sex linked inheritance, chromosomal aberrations (structural).
Animal Reproduction and Human Development: Types of reproduction – Asexual reproduction
(Binary fission, multiple fission, budding), Sexual reproduction in human – male and female
reproductive system, menstrual cycle.
Human development: Gametogenesis (spermatogenesis, oogenesis), fertilization, development
upto 3 germ layers, fate of germ layers, extraembryonic membranes, structure and function of
placenta.
Cellualr growth: Hormonal control of growth, Types of regeneration and mechanism (in planaria),
ageing (Senescene).
Biology in Human welfare (Elementary idea): Common problems of adolescence (drugs,
alcohols and tobacco), social and moral implications, mental and addictive disorders, risk of
indiscriminate use of drugs and antibiotics.
Biotechnology: Animal tissue culture, bio-war, biopiracy, cloning and transgenic animals.
Elementary idea - organ transplantations, immunity and immune disorders, vaccines and
vaccination (recent advances).
Modern techniques in diseases diagnosis: Basic methods of estimation of haemoglobin, sugar and
urea in blood, ELISA and WIDAL tests.
Basic principles of ECG, EEG, CT SCAN, MRI, Ultra Sound and Endoscopy, DNA Finger Printing.
Human Diseases: Types, Causes, diagnosis, prevention and treatments – AIDS, STD, Cancer and
Diabetes.