APIIT NAT 2021 Biology Syllabus

National Admission Test ( NAT ) Entrance Examination Biology Syllabus-2015:

For B.Tech:

Admission will be based on JEE Main-2015 Merit Score / NAT Entrance Examination:

From Class XI:

Unit 1: Diversity in Living World

Biodiversity; Need for classification; Three domains of life; Five kingdom classification; Salient features and classification of plants into major groups-Algae, Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms and Angiosperms; Salient features and classification of animals-nonchordate up to phyla level and chordate up to classes level.

Unit 2: Structural Organisation in Animals and Plants

Morphology and modifications; Tissues; Anatomy and functions of different parts of flowering plants; Animal tissues; Morphology, anatomy and functions of different systems.

Unit 3: Cell Structure and Function

Cell theory and cell as the basic unit of life; Structure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell; Plant cell and animal cell; Cell envelope, cell membrane, cell wall; Cell organelles-structure and function; Endomembrane system-endoplasmic reticulum; Chemical constituents of living cells; B Cell division.

Unit 4: Plant Physiology

Transport in plants: Movement of water, gases and nutrients; Mineral nutrition: Essential minerals, macro and micronutrients and their role; Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis as a means of Autotrophic nutrition; Respiration: Exchange gases; Cellular respiration; Plant growth and development: Seed germination; Phases of Plant growth and plant growth rate.

Unit 5: Human Physiology

Digestion and absorption; Alimentary canal and digestive glands; Role of digestive enzymes and gastrointestinal hormones; Nutritional and digestive disorders; Breathing and Respiration: Respiratory organs in animals (recall only); Respiratory system in humans, Occupational respiratory disorders; Body fluids and circulation: Composition of blood, blood groups, coagulation of blood; Composition of lymph and its function; Human circulatory system-Structure of human heart and blood vessels; Excretory products and their elimination: Modes of excretion- Ammonotelism, ureotelism, uricotelism; Human excretory system-structure and fuction; Urine formation, Osmoregulation; Locomotion and Movement: Types of movement- ciliary, fiagellar, muscular; Skeletal muscle- contractile proteins and muscle contraction; Skeletal system and its functions Disorders of muscular and skeletal system; Neural control and coordination: Neuron and nerves; Nervous system in humans; Chemical coordination and regulation: Endocrine glands and hormones; Human endocrine system-Hypothalamus, Pituitary, Pineal, Thyroid, Parathyroid, Adrenal, Pancreas, Gonads; Mechanism of hormone action and related disorders.

From Class-XII:

Unit 1: Reproduction

Reproduction in organisms: Reproduction, a characteristic feature of all organisms for continuation of species; Modes of reproduction in plants; Sexual reproduction in flowering plants: Development of endosperm and embryo, Development of seed and formation of fruit; Special modes-apomixis, parthenocarpy, polyembryony; Human Reproduction: Male and female reproductive systems; Reproductive health: Need for reproductive health and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STD); Birth control; Amniocentesis; Infertility and assisted reproductive technologies.

Unit 2: Genetics & Evolution

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; Chromosomal disorders in humans; Down’s syndrome, Turner’s and Klinefelter’s syndromes. Molecular basis of Inheritance: Structure of DNA and RNA; DNA packaging; DNA replication; Central dogma; Transcription, genetic code, translation; Gene expression and regulation-Lac Operon. Evolution: Origin of life; Biological evolution and evidences for biological evolution from Paleontology, Gene flow and genetic drift; Hardy-Weinberg’s principle; Adaptive Radiation; Human evolution.

Unit 3: Biology & Human Welfare

Health and Disease; Pathogens; parasites causing human diseases. Improvement in food production; Plant breeding, tissue culture, single cell protein, Biofortification; Apiculture and Animal husbandry. Microbes in human welfare: as biocontrol agents and biofertilizers.

Unit 4: Biotechnology & its Applications

Principles and process of Biotechnology: Genetic engineering. Application of Biotechnology in health and agriculture.

Unit 5: Ecology & Environment

Organisms and environment: Habitat and niche; Population and ecological adaptations. Ecosystem: Patterns, components; productivity and decomposition; Ecological Services-Carbon fixation, pollination, oxygen release. Biodiversity and its conservation: Red Data Book, biosphere reserves, National parks and sanctuaries. Environmental issues: Air pollution and its control; Water pollution and its control; Ozone depletion; Deforestation.

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