Basics of Botany

Description

Contents

1. Introduction to Systematics 
2. Two Kingdom System of Classification 
3. Five Kingdom Systems 
4. Algae – Salient Features 
5. Fungi – Salient Features 
6. Bryophytes – Salient Features 
7. Pteridophytes – Salient Features 
8. Gymnosperms – Salient Features 
9. Viruses – Salient Features 
10. Bacteria – Salient Features 
11. Cell as the Basic Unit of Life 
12. Prokaryotic Cell 
13. Eukaryotic Plant Cell 
14. Light Microscope 
15. Electron Microscope 
16. Difference between Light and Electron Microscopes 
17. Cell Wall 
18. Plasma Membrane 
19. Plastids
20. Ribosomes 
21. Structure of Root System 
22. Structure of Stem 
23. Structure of Leaf 
24. Modifications of Root
25. Modifications of Stem
26. Modifications of Leaf
27. Structure of Flowers
28. Types of Flowers
29. Structure of Inflorescence
30. Types of Inflorescence
31. Structure of Fruits
32. Types of Fruits
33. Structure of Seeds
34. Types of Seeds
35. Concept of Heredity
36. Concept of Variation
37. Mendel’s Laws of Inheritance
38. Cell as a Physiological Unit
39. Absorption
40. Movement of Water in the Plant Body
41. Diffusion
42. Osmosis
43. Plasmolysis
44. Imbibition
45. Permeability
46. Water Potential
47. Transpiration (Water Loss)
48. Stomatal Movement
49. Mineral Nutrition