This book provides all the knowledge, practice and coaching that students need to crack the NEET exam. Volume 1 deals with the topics covered in Class 11, comprising the living world; biological classification; the plant and animal kingdoms; morphology and anatomy of flowering plants; structural organisation in animals; cell, cell cycle and cell division; biomolecules; transportation, mineral nutrition, photosynthesis, respiration and growth and development in plants; digestion and absorption; breathing and exchange of gases, body fluids and their circulation; excretory products and their elimination; locomotion and movement; neural control and coordination; and chemical control and integration.
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Preface Chapter 1: The Living World What is Living?, Diversity in the Living World | Taxonomic Categories | Taxonomic Aids Chapter 2: Biological Classification Introduction to Classification | Kingdom Monera | Kingdom Protista | Kingdom Fungi | Kingdoms Plantae and Animalia | Viruses, Viroids, Prions and Lichen Chapter 3: Plant Kingdom Classification System | Algae (Chlorophyceae, Pheophyceae, Rhodophyceae) | Bryophyta (Liverworts, Mosses) | Pteridophyta | Gymnosperms | Angiosperms | Plant Life Cycles and Alternation of Generations Chapter 4: Animal Kingdom General Characters | Porifera | Coelenterata | Ctenophora | Platyhelminthes | Aschelminthes | Annelida | Arthropoda | Mollusca | Echinodermata | Hemichordata | Chordata | Pisces | Amphibia | Reptilia | Aves | Mammalia Chapter 5: Morphology of Flowering Plants The Root | The Stem | The Leaf | The Inflorescence | The Flower | The Fruit | The Seed | Description of Some Important Families Chapter 6: Anatomy of Flowering Plants The Tissues (Meristematic and Permanent) | The Tissue System | Anatomy of Dicotyledonous and Monocotyledonous Plants | Secondary Growth Chapter 7: Structural Organisation in Animals Epithelial Tissue | Connective Tissue | Muscle Tissue | Neural Tissue | Morphology of Cockroach Chapter 8: Cell: The Unit of Life What is a Cell?, Cell Theory, An Overview of the Cell | Prokaryotic Cells | Eukaryotic Cells (Cell Membrane, Cell Wall) | Endomembrane System (Endoplasmic Reticulum, Golgi Apparatus, Lysosomes, Vacuoles) | Mitochondria, Plastids, Ribosomes | Cytoskeleton, Cilia, Flagella, Centrosome and Centriole | Nucleus, Chromosomes, Microbodies Chapter 9: Biomolecules The Cellular Pool, Primary and Secondary Metabolites | Carbohydrates | Proteins | Lipids | Nucleic Acids | Concept of Metabolism | Enzymes Chapter 10: Cell Cycle and Cell Division Cell Cycle | Mitosis | Meiosis and Amitosis Chapter 11: Transport in Plants Introduction, Means of Transport | Plant–Water Relations (Water Potential, Osmosis, Plasmolysis, Imbibition) | Long Distance Transport of Water | Transpiration | Uptake and Transport of Mineral Nutrients | Phloem Transport Chapter 12: Mineral Nutrition Mineral Requirements of Plants, Essential Mineral Nutrients, Criteria for Essentiality, Micro and Macronutrients | Role of Micro and Macronutrients, Deficiency Symptoms of Essential Elements, Toxicity of Micronutrients, Mechanism of Absorption of Elements, Translocation of Solutes, Soil as a Reservoir of Essential Elements | Metabolism of Nitrogen (Nitrogen Cycle, Biological Nitrogen Fixation, Nodule Formation and Fate of Ammonia) Chapter 13: Photosynthesis in Higher Plants Introduction, Early Experiments, Site of Photosynthesis, Photosynthetic Pigments | Light Reaction, Electron Transport, Splitting of Water, Cyclic and Non-cyclic Photo Phosphorylation, Chemiosmotic Hypothesis | Dark Reaction (Calvin Cycle, C4 Pathway, Photorespiration) | Factors Affecting Photosynthesis (Light, CO2 Concentration, Temperature and Water) Chapter 14: Respiration in Plants Introduction – Do Plants Breathe? | Glycolysis | Fermentation | Aerobic Respiration (TCA Cycle, ETS, Oxidative Phosphorylation) | Respiratory Balance Sheet, Amphibolic Pathway RQ Chapter 15: Plant Growth and Development Plant Growth, Measurement of Growth, Growth Rates, Conditions for Growth, Differentiation, Dedifferentiation and Redifferentiation | Plant Growth Regulators (The Discoveries of PGR, Physiological Effect of PGK, Auxin, Gibberellin, Cytokinin, Ethylene and Abscisic Acid) | Photoperiodism, Vernalisation Chapter 16: Digestion and Absorption Digestive System, Digestive Glands | Digestion of Food, Absorption of Digested Products, Assimilation and Defaecation | Disorders of the Digestive System Chapter 17: Breathing and Exchange of Gases Respiratory Organs, Human Respiratory System, Mechanism of Breathing | Respiratory Volume and Capacity, Exchange of Gases, Transport of Gases Chapter 18: Body Fluids and their Circulation Body Fluids | Human Circulatory System | Blood Vessels, Circulation through Special Regions, Disorders of the Circulatory System Chapter 19: Excretory Products and their Elimination Modes of Excretion | Human Excretory System | Urine Formation, Function of Tubules, Regulation of Kidney Function | Disorders of the Excretory System, Accessory Excretory Organs, Artificial Kidney Chapter 20: Locomotion and Movement Types of Muscles, Mechanism of Muscle Contraction | Axial and Appendicular Skeleton Chapter 21: Neural Control and Coordination Neurons, Nerve Impulse | Neural System (Central Nervous System, Peripheral Nervous System and Autonomic Nervous System) | Sensory Reception and Processing Chapter 22: Chemical Control and Integration Endocrine Glands and Hormones, Hormone Action | Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland | Thyroid Gland, Parathyroid Gland | Adrenal Gland, Pineal Gland, Thymus | Pancreas | Testis, Ovary and Hormones of the Heart, Kidneys and Gastrointestinal Tract