Your roadmap · आपका रोडमैप
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Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकातEnquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.
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Work planकार्य योजनाStep by step with your guide / trainer.
BryophytesPteridophytesGymnospermsAnatomy SectionsMorphology
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File, report & vivaफ़ाइल, रिपोर्ट और वाइवाPractical file / report checked, mock viva before the final one.
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Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्टTake the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम
1 subject · 5 chapters · 20 topics
01Bryophytes
4 topics+
- Marchantia: thallus, gemma cup, antheridiophore, archegoniophore
- V.S. of Marchantia thallus
- Funaria: plant, rhizoids, capsule
- L.S. of Funaria capsule (slide)
02Pteridophytes
4 topics+
- Selaginella: habit, rhizophore, strobilus, T.S. stem
- Equisetum: habit, T.S. stem, strobilus
- Pteris / Marsilea: habit, sorus, sporocarp
- Rhynia (fossil slide / chart)
03Gymnosperms
3 topics+
- Cycas: leaflet T.S., coralloid root, megasporophyll, male cone
- Pinus: needle T.S., male and female cones
- Ephedra (specimen)
04Anatomy Sections
5 topics+
- Free-hand sectioning and double staining
- T.S. of dicot and monocot root and stem
- T.S. of dorsiventral and isobilateral leaf
- Secondary growth in dicot stem
- Anomalous secondary growth (Dracaena, Boerhaavia)
05Morphology
4 topics+
- Root and stem modifications
- Leaf modifications and phyllotaxy
- Types of inflorescence
- Types of fruits
About this course
You will be able to
- Identify and describe specimens of bryophytes, pteridophytes and gymnosperms
- Cut thin free-hand sections and prepare stained temporary mounts
- Identify anatomical features of dicot and monocot root, stem and leaf
- Recognise secondary growth and anomalous structures in sections
- Identify morphological modifications of root, stem and leaf and inflorescence types
Who it is for
- B.Sc Botany students of Semester 2 (UP State Universities NEP 2020 common minimum syllabus)
- Students preparing for the university practical exam and viva
What you need
- Studying the theory paper Archegoniates and Plant Architecture
- Dissection kit, slides and practical record
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Student login →
Questions
Which syllabus does this course follow?
It follows the UP State Universities NEP 2020 common minimum syllabus for B.Sc Botany, Semester 2. Where your own university's syllabus differs, the centre follows your university's syllabus and question pattern.
Do I need my own sectioning kit?
A basic kit (razor, brush, needles, watch glass) is useful; the centre provides stains, slides and microscopes.
How are the practicals marked?
The trainer watches each experiment and marks it on a rubric; the viva questions here prepare you for the university practical exam.
