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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Part 1 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 1Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 1: Ecological Factors and AdaptationsUnit 2: EcosystemUnit 3: Plant Communities and Succession
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Part 2 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 2Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 4: Phytogeography and BiodiversityUnit 5: Environmental Pollution and Issues
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Unit tests & assignmentsयूनिट टेस्टRegular tests in the university / board pattern.
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Semester 6 exam (university / board)विश्वविद्यालय / बोर्ड परीक्षाPrevious papers and full revision before the exam.
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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 · 22 topics
01Unit 1: Ecological Factors and Adaptations
4 topics+
- Climatic, edaphic, topographic and biotic factors
- Soil formation and soil profile
- Adaptations of hydrophytes
- Adaptations of xerophytes and halophytes
02Unit 2: Ecosystem
4 topics+
- Structure and components of ecosystem
- Primary productivity: GPP and NPP
- Energy flow, food chains and pyramids
- Biogeochemical cycles: carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus
03Unit 3: Plant Communities and Succession
4 topics+
- Community characteristics: frequency, density, abundance, IVI
- Raunkiaer's life forms
- Hydrosere and xerosere
- Climax concepts
04Unit 4: Phytogeography and Biodiversity
5 topics+
- Phytogeographic regions of India
- Endemism
- Biodiversity: levels, values and threats
- Hotspots and IUCN categories
- In-situ and ex-situ conservation
05Unit 5: Environmental Pollution and Issues
5 topics+
- Air, water and soil pollution
- Eutrophication and biomagnification
- Global warming, ozone depletion, acid rain
- Phytoremediation
- Environmental laws and EIA
About this course
You will be able to
- Explain ecological factors and the adaptations of hydrophytes, xerophytes and halophytes
- Describe ecosystem structure, productivity, energy flow and biogeochemical cycles
- Analyse plant communities by quadrat data and explain ecological succession
- Describe the phytogeography of India, biodiversity hotspots and methods of conservation
- Explain environmental pollution, climate change and remedies such as phytoremediation
Who it is for
- B.Sc Botany students of Semester 6 (UP State Universities NEP 2020 common minimum syllabus)
- Students preparing for competitive exams with ecology and environment
What you need
- B.Sc Botany Semesters 1-5
- Class 12 ecology
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 6. Where your own university's syllabus differs, the centre follows your university's syllabus and question pattern.
Is field work included?
Yes. Quadrat studies and soil and water analysis are done in the Cytogenetics, Plant Breeding and Ecology Lab.
Is there a test after the course?
Yes. Unit-wise multiple-choice tests and a final exam paper are included for semester exam practice.
