NTRCA college written syllabus

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Conservation 
 
- describe major issues of 
biodiversity  
 
- explain critical points of 
biodiversity and conservation  
 
- compare related topics of 
biodiversity and conservation  
 
- analyze the role of 
conservation organization.     
Origin of earth, continental drift; biosphere, its 
components in general, geographical features responsible 
for biodiversity distribution: tropical, temperate, tundra, 
alpine, examples of characteristic plants and animals of 
the region concerned. 
Losses and threats to biodiversity, threatened, 
endangered, vulnerable, rare and extinct plants, 
extinctions and their causes. 
Conservation: definition, types, in situ, ex situ,  merits, 
demerits, botanical garden, park, eco -park, sanctuaries, 
seed bank. 
Role of following international agencies for protecting 
biodiversity: IUCN, WWF, CMC, CITES. 
 Environmental Science  
- describe major terms of 
Environmental Science 
- evaluate the stresses of 
nature 
 
- compare related topics of 
environment.  
 
- describe different units of 
climate change, Ozone layer 
depletion etc.  
Environmental science: definition, component of the 
environment, composition, structure and importance of 
atmosphere, renewable and non renewable resources,  
 
Climate change; global war ming, greenhouse effects: 
causes, impact, prevention.  
Drought and desertification 
 
Unit 4 (Question 4) 10 
 Bryophyta  
- describe important terms of 
Bryophyta 
- describe the habit, habitat 
characteristics of Bryophytes 
- study different groups of 
Bryophyta and some of the 
genera 
- illustrate and compare the 
different type of Bryophyta 
- compare gametophyte and 
sporophyte. 
Introduction: characteristic features, origin and 
evolution, and classification of Bryophyta. 
 
Habit, habitat and distribution of Bryophyta. 
General characteristics and examples of the following 
groups: Hepaticopsida, Anthocerotopsida and Bryopsida. 
Life history and taxonomic position of the following 
genera:  
Marchantia, Porella, Anthoceros, Sphagnum and 
Funaria.     
Comparative account of gametophyte and sporophyte of 
Sphagnobrya, Andreaeobrya and Eubrya. 
 Pteridophyta   
- describe important terms of 
Pteridophyta 
- describe types stele and their 
evolution 
- compare general features, 
reproduction and importance 
of different groups of 
pteridophytes 
- study selected genera of 
pteridophytes.  
Introduction: general characters, habitat and distribution, 
Origin and evolution, and classification of pteridophyta. 
 
Types of steles and their evolution.  
General characters, ecological and economic importance 
of the following groups:  
Psilophyta, Lycophyta, Calamophyta and Pterophyta. 
Life history of the following genera: Psilotum, 
Lycopodium, Selaginella, Equisetum, Ophioglossum, 
pteris, 
 
 Gymnosperm