Syllabus (ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE)

Course Type: MAJ-6

Semester: 5

Course Code: BENVMAJ06C

Course Title: ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY

(L-P-Tu): 4-2-0

Credit: 6

Practical/Theory: Combined

Course Objective: To make the students familiar with Cell and Genetics To develop sound knowledge on Biochemistry To impart knowledge on importance of biological wealth and biodiversity

Learning Outcome: Students know about Cell and Genetics, Fundamentals of Genetics Biological Wealth, Biodiversity

Cell and Genetics: (LECTURE – 22)

Cell: Characteristics and types of Prokaryotic, and Eukaryotic cells; Concept of a gene, chemical nature of gene; Ultra structure and functions of plasma membrane, structure and function of Mitochondria, Ribosome, Golgi body, Chloroplast, Endoplasmic reticulum, Nucleus, Chromosome; Cellular reproduction: Stages of Mitosis and Meiosis

Fundamentals of Genetics: (LECTURE – 25)

Mendel’s Law of inheritance and gene interaction; Darwinism and Modern Synthetic Theory of evolution; Gene pool, Genetic drift

Fundamentals of Biochemistry: Elementary ideas on carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and enzymes; Idea on structure of macro-molecules - DNA and RNA; Basics of gene cloning; Recombinant DNA technology

Biological Wealth: (LECTURE – 10)

Value of wild species; sources of agriculture, forestry, aquaculture

Biodiversity: Concept, types and importance of biodiversity; Direct & indirect values of biodiversity; levels of biodiversity; mega-diversity countries; Hotspots of biodiversity (LECTURE – 13)

PRACTICAL

ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY

(LECTURE – 20)

PRACTICAL COURSES

1. Major experiment

a) Cytological preparation of Mitotic stages from onion root tips (Allium cepa) or Cytological preparation of Meiotic stages from grasshopper testis

b) Determination of primary productivity of a pond ecosystem

2. Visit to and study of a terrestrial or an aquatic ecosystem

Suggested Books

1. Genetics, R.P. Meyyan; Saras Publication
2. Cell and Molecular Biology: Concept and Experiments, 3^rd Edn, Gerald Karp, John Willey & Sons, INC, New York, 2002
3. Cell and Molecular Biology, EDP De Robertis, EMF De Roberts, Jr, 8^th Edn, Lea & Febiger, International Edition, 1988
4. The Cell: A Molecular Approah: Geoffrey M Cooper, ASM Press, Washington DC & Sinauer Associates, Inc, Sunderland, Massachusetts
5. Molecular Biology of Cell, 5^th Edn., Bruce Alberts, Alexander Johnson, Julian Lewis, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts and Peter Walter, GS, Taylor & Francis Group, 2008
6. Modern Trends in Environmental Biology: CBS: Tripathi G.
7. Molecular Cell Biology; Berk, Darnell, Kaiser, Krieger, Lodish, Matsudaira, Scott, Zipursky; W.H. Freeman and Company Publisher
8. An Advanced Textbook on Biodiversity: Principles and Practice, K V Krishnamurthy; Oxford and IBH Publishing Co Pvt. Ltd
9. Snustad, D.P. & Simmons, M.J. 2011. Principles of Genetics (6thedition). John Wiley & Sons.
10. Biochemistry. Debajyoti Das. Academic Publisher, Kol-73
11. Biochemistry: U. Satyanarayana; Books and Allied (P) Ltd.