C ONTENTS
FOREWORD iii
RATIONALISATION OF CONTENT IN THE TEXTBOOK V
A NOTE FOR THE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ix
U NIT I
D IVERSITY IN THE LIVING WORLD 1-54
Chapter 1 : The Living World 3
Chapter 2 : Biological Classification 10
Chapter 3 : Plant Kingdom 23
Chapter 4 : Animal Kingdom 37
U NIT II
S TRUCTURAL ORGANISATION IN PLANTS AND ANIMALS 55-84
Chapter 5 : Morphology of Flowering Plants 57
Chapter 6 : Anatomy of Flowering Plants 71
Chapter 7 : Structural Organisation in Animals 79
U NIT III
C ELL : STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS 85-130
Chapter 8 : Cell : The Unit of Life 87
Chapter 9 : Biomolecules 104
Chapter 10 : Cell Cycle and Cell Division 120
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U NIT IV
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 131-180
Chapter 11 : Photosynthesis in Higher Plants 133
Chapter 12 : Respiration in Plants 153
Chapter 13 : Plant Growth and Development 166
U NIT V
HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY 181-250
Chapter 14 : Breathing and Exchange of Gases 183
Chapter 15 : Body Fluids and Circulation 193
Chapter 16 : Excretory Products and their Elimination 205
Chapter 17 : Locomotion and Movement 217
Chapter 18 : Neural Control and Coordination 230
Chapter 19 : Chemical Coordination and Integration 239
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