About the Tutorial

Biology is one of the disciplines of science under which, we study about the various aspects
of living organisms. In its given premises, biology includes a wide range of topics such as
physiology, morphology, anatomy, behavior, origin, distribution, etc.

Broadly, Biology is categorized as Zoology (i.e. study of Animalia Kingdom) and Botany (i.e.
study of Plantae Kingdom).

Because of having wide range of topics, this tutorial is divided into two parts namely Biology
Part 1 and Biology Part 2. Further, these two parts are divided into different chapters for an
easy understanding.

Audience
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Prerequisites
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vital for the competitive exams.

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NCERT science (Biology) books is recommended for the easy understanding.

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Table of Content
About the Tutorial ................................................................................................................................... 1

Audience ................................................................................................................................................. 1

Prerequisites ........................................................................................................................................... 1

Disclaimer & Copyright............................................................................................................................ 1

Table of Content ..................................................................................................................................... 2

CLASSIFICATION OF ORGANISMS......................................................................................... 8

Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 8

Binomial Nomenclature ........................................................................................................................ 10

Eukaryotes & Prokaryotes ..................................................................................................................... 10

CELL DIVISION.................................................................................................................... 11

Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 11

VIRUS................................................................................................................................. 16

Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 16

Types of Virus........................................................................................................................................ 17

Viral Diseases in Human Being .............................................................................................................. 17

Viral Diseases in Plants .......................................................................................................................... 18

Viral Diseases in Animals ....................................................................................................................... 18

BACTERIA........................................................................................................................... 19

Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 19

Advantages of Bacteria ......................................................................................................................... 20

Disadvantages of Bacteria ..................................................................................................................... 20

Bacterial Diseases ................................................................................................................................. 20

FUNGI ................................................................................................................................ 22
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 22

Advantages of Fungi .............................................................................................................................. 23

Disadvantages of Fungi ......................................................................................................................... 24

Fungal Diseases ..................................................................................................................................... 24

THE ROOTS ........................................................................................................................ 25

Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 25

Functions of the Roots .......................................................................................................................... 25

Types of Roots ....................................................................................................................................... 26

Modified Taproots ................................................................................................................................ 27

Modified Adventitious Roots ................................................................................................................ 28

THE PLANT STEM ............................................................................................................... 29

Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 29

Functions of Stem ................................................................................................................................. 30

Types of Stems ...................................................................................................................................... 30

Modification of Stems ........................................................................................................................... 31

THE PLANT LEAF ................................................................................................................ 33

Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 33

Functions of Leaves ............................................................................................................................... 34

Modified Leaves .................................................................................................................................... 34

THE FLOWERS.................................................................................................................... 37

Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 37

Functions of Flower ............................................................................................................................... 37

Parts of Flower ...................................................................................................................................... 38

Vegetative Part ..................................................................................................................................... 38

Reproductive Part ................................................................................................................................. 38

Pollination ............................................................................................................................................. 39

THE FRUIT.......................................................................................................................... 40

Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 40

Structure of the Fruit............................................................................................................................. 40

Seedless Fruits ...................................................................................................................................... 41

Types of Fruits ....................................................................................................................................... 41

Fruits and their Edible Parts .................................................................................................................. 41

PLANT DISEASES ................................................................................................................ 43

Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 43

Viral Diseases in Plants .......................................................................................................................... 44

Bacterial Diseases in Plants ................................................................................................................... 44

Fungal Diseases in Plants ....................................................................................................................... 44

Diseases by Nematodes in Plants .......................................................................................................... 45

THE BLOOD........................................................................................................................ 46

Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 46

Functions of Blood ................................................................................................................................ 47

Blood Terminologies ............................................................................................................................. 47

Blood Vessels ........................................................................................................................................ 48

Arteries ................................................................................................................................................. 48

Veins ..................................................................................................................................................... 48

BLOOD GROUP .................................................................................................................. 49

Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 49

ABO Blood Group System ...................................................................................................................... 49

Rh Blood Group System......................................................................................................................... 50

Blood Transfusion ................................................................................................................................. 50

Conclusion............................................................................................................................................. 51

HUMAN BRAIN .................................................................................................................. 52

Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 52

Parts of Human Brain ............................................................................................................................ 53

Cerebrum .............................................................................................................................................. 54

Functions of Human Brain ..................................................................................................................... 54

SKELETON SYSTEM ............................................................................................................ 55

Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 55

Classification of Bones .......................................................................................................................... 56

Axial Skeleton ....................................................................................................................................... 56

Appendicular Skeleton .......................................................................................................................... 56

Functions of Bones ................................................................................................................................ 57

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM.......................................................................................................... 58

Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 58

Hormone ............................................................................................................................................... 59

Types of Endocrine System .................................................................................................................... 59

Hypothalamus ....................................................................................................................................... 59

Pineal Gland .......................................................................................................................................... 59

Pituitary Gland ...................................................................................................................................... 60

Thyroid Gland........................................................................................................................................ 60

Parathyroid Gland ................................................................................................................................. 60

Adrenal Gland ....................................................................................................................................... 61

Pancreas Gland ..................................................................................................................................... 61

Reproductive Gland............................................................................................................................... 61

ENDOCRINE DISEASES ....................................................................................................... 62

Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 62

The List of Endocrine Diseases ............................................................................................................... 62

CARBOHYDRATE ................................................................................................................ 65

Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 65

Source of Carbohydrate ........................................................................................................................ 65

Types of Carbohydrate .......................................................................................................................... 66

Functions of Carbohydrate .................................................................................................................... 67

PROTEINS .......................................................................................................................... 68

Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 68

Protein Structure................................................................................................................................... 69

Functions of Proteins ............................................................................................................................ 69

Types of Protein .................................................................................................................................... 70

FATS .................................................................................................................................. 71

Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 71

Functions of Fats ................................................................................................................................... 71

Types of Fats ......................................................................................................................................... 72

VITAMINS .......................................................................................................................... 73

Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 73

List of Vitamins ..................................................................................................................................... 74

Functions of Vitamins ............................................................................................................................ 75

MINERALS.......................................................................................................................... 76

Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 76
Major Minerals ..................................................................................................................................... 77

GENETIC TERMINOLOGY.................................................................................................... 78

ORGANISMS AND THEIR CHROMOSOME COUNTS ............................................................ 80

VIRAL DISEASES ................................................................................................................. 84

BACTERIAL DISEASES ......................................................................................................... 86

Some Other Diseases: ........................................................................................................................... 86

BRANCHES OF BIOLOGY..................................................................................................... 88

INVENTIONS & DISCOVERIES IN BIOLOGY .......................................................................... 93

NOBEL PRIZE IN BIOLOGY .................................................................................................. 96

Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 96
 CLASSIFICATION OF ORGANISMS

Introduction
 The technique of classifying organisms is known as Taxonomy.

 Taxonomy is made up of two words i.e. ‘Taxis,’ which means ‘arrangement’ and
‘Nomos,’ which means ‘method.’

 The Swedish botanist Carolus (Carl) Linneaeus has developed the modern taxonomic
system.

 Linneaeus has developed the following hierarchy of groups to explain the taxonomy:

Domain

Kingdom

Phylum

Class

Order

Family

Genus

Species

 In this hierarchy, Domain is the highest order and the broadest category and Species is
the lowest order category.
 Further based on the difference between eukaryotes and prokaryotes (cells) ‘Domains’
classified into three broad categories namely:

 Archea (Archeabacteria): It comprises the bacteria that live in extreme environments.

 Eubacteria: It comprises the bacteria that found in everyday life.

 Eukaryote: It comprises almost all the world's visible living things.

 The above given three domains are further categorized into Five following Kingdoms:

Monera Kingdom

Protista Kingdom

Plantae Kingdom

Fungi Kingdom

Animalia Kingdom

 Let’s discuss each kingdom in brief:

 Monera: It comprises the unicellular organisms, e.g. bacteria.

 Protista: Similar to monera (unicellular), but more developed and complex. It

contains nucleus.

 Plantae: All plants from smallest (such as algae) to the largest (such as Pine,
Eucalyptus trees, etc.) are studied under this kingdom.

 Fungi: It is a group of eukaryotic organisms that comprises microorganisms such as

yeasts, molds, and mushrooms. The organisms of this kingdom do not make their
food, they are basically parasites.
  Animalia: It includes all the multicellular and eukaryotic organisms (of animal group).
It is also known as Metazoa.

Binomial Nomenclature
 The naming culture (of different organisms) practiced uniformly across the world is known
as binomial nomenclature.

 Binomial Nomenclature largely consists of two words – the first word beginning with a
capital letter and known as genus (of the organism) and the second word begins with
lower case letter and defines the species of the organism.

 Binomial Nomenclature must be written in italic and also known as scientific name.

 For example, the binomial nomenclature of human is - Homo sapiens; tiger - Panthera
tigris, etc.

Eukaryotes & Prokaryotes

 Cells are fundamentally categorized by prokaryotes and eukaryotes.

Prokaryotes
 Prokaryotes are the smallest and simplest type of cells.

 Prokaryotes have no true nucleus and no membrane-bound organelles. E.g. Bacteria.

 Prokaryotes’ Genome consists of single chromosome.

 Reproduction is asexual; basically mitosis type.

Eukaryotes
 Eukaryotes are complex in structure.

 Eukaryotes have nuclei and membrane-bound organelles.

 Eukaryotes’ Genome consists of numerous chromosomes.

 Reproduction is sexual; by mitosis and meiosis.

 CELL DIVISION

Introduction
 The process of division of parent cell into two or more daughter cells is known as cell
division.

 In early 1880s, Flemming first observed the process of cell division.

 Following are the three types of cell division:

 Amitosis

 Mitosis &

 Meiosis

 Let’s discuss each of them in brief:

Amitosis
 Parent cell gets divided into two parts, and each of them grows as a new complete
organism.
 Amitosis can be seen in less developed organisms. E.g. bacteria

 Amitosis is also known as binary fission.

 There is no stage of division, cell directly gets divided into two new organisms.

Mitosis
 The process of division of parent cell into two new identical cells is known as mitosis.

 In both the new cells, the number of chromosomes remain same.

 Mitosis (cell division) occurs only in eukaryotic cells.

 In mitosis, the division of the nucleus is preceded by the S stage (i.e. interphase - during
this phase, the DNA is replicated).

 After the interphase, the cytokinesis process begins, which divides the cytoplasm, cell
organelles, and cell membrane into two new cells.

 The process of mitosis is divided into the following stages:

 Prophase

 Prometaphase

 Metaphase

 Anaphase

 Telophase

 The stages of mitosis are described in the following image:

 Let’s discuss each of them in brief.
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