NTRCA school written syllabus

prevention ways of the diseases. cholera.  
Plant’s bacterial diseases- bacterial blight of 
rice and potato soft rot disease. 
 
4 a. explain photosynthesis and its phases. 
b. evaluate importance of photosynthesis.  
c. explain photosynthesis related cycles.   
d. explain respiration and its types. 
e. evaluate importance of respiration. 
f. describe aerobic respiration and its steps.    
Photosynthesis and Respiration:   
Definition, reaction, phases and importance of 
Photosynthesis.  
Non-cyclic and cyclic photophosphorylation. 
Kelvin cycle, Hatch and Slack cycle and 
CAM.  
Definition, reaction, types and importance of 
respiration.  
Steps of Aerobic respiration - glycolysis, 
acetyl CoA, TCA cycle and electron transport 
system. 
 
5 a. list essential nutritional elements of 
plants. 
b. discuss about macronutrients and 
micronutrients of plants. 
c. explain absorption of salts/ions by plants. 
d. explain nutrients and nutrition for human 
body. 
e. discuss about digestion and absorption in 
human. 
 
Nutrition:  
Essential nutritional elements, macronutrients, 
micronutrients, absorption of mineral salts.  
Nutrients of human food and nutrition, 
BMR, BMI, balanced diet of human, 
digestion and absorption in human. 
6 a. explain phytohormones and its uses. 
b. explain Vernalization. 
c. indicate structure and function of human 
brain. 
d. differentiate cranial nerves according to 
origin, nature, expansion and functions.  
e. list sensory organs. 
f. illustrate structure and function of eye 
and ear. 
g. identify endocrine glands and hormones 
in human body. 
h. express functions of different hormones. 
 
Coordination and Control: 
Phytohormones and its uses, 
Vernalization.  
Coordination and Control in Human- structure 
and function of brain,  
cranial nerves,  
sensory organs, 
structure and functions of eye and ear. 
Endocrine glands and hormones of human 
body. 
7 a. explain plant reproductive organ, 
reproduction and development process. 
b. explain human male & female 
reproductive system. 
c. describe gametogenesis. 
d. interpret fertilization. 
e. explain embryogenesis up to 40 weeks. 
Reproduction:  
Plant reproduction- flower and its parts, 
pollination, microsporogenesis, 
megasporogenesis, fertilization, development 
of new sporophyte. 
Reproduction in Human- male & female 
reproductive system, gametogenesis, 
fertilization, embryogenesis.