Contents

Foreword   (iii)

A Note For The Teachers And Students  (vii)

Unit I

Diversity In The Living World  (Page 1-62)

Chapter 1  The Living World   (Page 3)

Chapter 2  Biological Classification  (Page 16)

Chapter 3  Plant Kingdom    (Page 29)

Chapter 4  Animal Kingdom   (Page 46)

Unit II

Structural Organisation In Plants And Animals (Page 63-122)

Chapter 5  Morphology Of Flowering Plants   (Page 65)

Chapter 6  Anatomy Of Flowering Plants   (Page 84)

Chapter 7  Structural Organisation In Animals   (Page 100)

Unit III

Cell Structure And Functions  (123-172)

Chapter 8  Cell The Unit Of Life   (Page 125)

Chapter 9  Biomolecules    (Page 142)

Chapter 10  Cell Cycle And Cell Division   (Page 162)

Unit IV

Plant Physiology     (173-254)

Chapter 11  Transport In Plants   (Page 175)

Chapter 12  Mineral Nutrition   (Page 194)

Chapter 13  Photosynthesis In Plants  (Page 206)

Chapter 14  Respiration In Plants   (Page 226)

Chapter 15  Plant Growth And Development     (Page 239)

Unit V

Human Physiology    (255-343)

Chapter 16  Digestion And Absorption  (Page 257)

Chapter 17  Breathing And Exchange  Of Gases   (Page 268)

Chapter 18  Body Fluids And Circulation    (Page 278)

Chapter 19  Excretory Products And Their Elimination   (Page 290)

Chapter 20  Locomotion And Movement   (Page 302)

Chapter 21  Neural Control And Coordination   (Page 315)

Chapter 22  Chemical Coordination And Integration   (Page 331)