KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN (AHMEDABAD REGION)

BIOLOGY CLASS XI -2008-09

SPLIT UP SYLLABUS

Month Name of topic Detailed split up syllabus Periods for Periods Total
classroom for comp. periods
teaching & aided
practical teaching
June-2008 Diversity in Diversity of living organism classification of living organism 32 04 36
July 2008 living world (five kingdom classification within each kingdom)Systematic
and binomial system of nomenclature. Salient features animal
(non chordates upto phylum level and chordates upto
subclass)classification. Botanical gardens,Herbaria ,zoological
parks and museums.
Practicals :-
Study parts of a compound microscope. Study of the specimens
and identification with reasons –Bacteria, Oscillatoria
,Spirogyra ,Rhizopus, mushroom, yeast, liverwort ,moss, fern,
pinus,one monocotyledon,one dicotylidon and one lichen.
Study of specimen and identification with reasons –Amoeba
,Hydra, liverfluke, Ascaris, leech, earthworm, prawn , silkworm
, honeybee, snail, starfish ,rohu, frog, lizard , pigeon and rabbit.

August 2008 Structural Tissues in animals and plants , morphology ,anatomy and 34 05 39
organization functions of different parts of flowering plants ,root, stem,
in animals leaf , inflorescence, flower , fruit and seed. Morphology
and plants ,anatomy and functions of different systems of an
annelid(earthworm) on insect (cockroach)and an-amphibian
(frog )
 Practical :-
Study and describe three common flowering-plants
(solanacease ,Fabacerace and liliaceae) Preparation and syudy
of T.S. of dicot and monocot roots and stems (normal).
Study of tissues and diversity in shapes and sizes of plants and
animals cells (eg. Palisade cells, para\enchyma, collenchyma,
scleranchyma , xylem , phloem , squamous ephithelium ,
muscle fibre and mammalian blood smear) through
temporary/permanent slides. Study of different modification in
roots, stems and leaves , study and identify different types of
inflorescences ,.study of external morphology of earthworm,
cockroach and frog through models.
September Cell structure Cell ,cell wall, cell membrane and cell organelles (plastid 33 05 38
2008 and function mitochondria , endoplasmic reticulum Golgi
bodies/dictyosomes, ribosomes, lysosomes, vacuoles,
centrioles) and nuclear organization
Mitosis, meiosis, cell cycle.
Basic chemical constituents of living bodies. Structure and
functions of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and nucleic acid.
Enzymes types, properties and functions.
Practicals :-
Test for the presence of sugar, starch , proteins and fats, To
detect them in suitable plant and animal-materials.
Study of mitosis in onion root tip cells and animal cells
(grasshopper ) from permanent slides.
October Plant Movement of water, food, nutrients and gases. Plants and 18 02 20
2008 physiology water, mineral nutrition. Photosynthesis.
Practicals :-
Study of osmosis by potato osmometer, study of plasmolysis in
in epidermal peels(eg. Rhoeo leaves) Study of distribution
stomata in upper and lower surface of leaves. Comparative
study of the rates of transpirations in the upper and lower
surface of leaves. Study of imbibition in seeds/raisins.
November Plants Revision half yearly 2008 05 01 06
2008 physiology Respiration, plant growth and development.
(cont.) Practical
Separate plants pigments through paper chromatography.
To study the rate of respiration in flower buds/leaf tissue and
germinating seeds.
December Human Digestion and absorption, Breathing and respiration, Body 22 03 25
2008 physiology fluids and circulation.
Practical
To study effect of different temperatures on the activity of
salivary amylase on starch .
January Human Excretory products and their elimination , locomotion and 29 04 33
2009 physiology movement, neutral co-ordination.
(cont.) Practical
To test presence of urea in urine. To detect the presence of
albumin in urine. To detect the presence of bile salts in urine.
To study human skeleton and different types of joints.
February Human Chemical coordination and integration 28 02 30
2009 physiology Practicals
(cont.) Observation and comments on the experiment set up on
a) anaerobic respiration
b) phototroprism
c) apical bud removal
d) section due to transpiration