PREV

• Week-1; 1. Preparation of solutions of specific normality of acids/bases, salts, sugars, molal and molar solutions and their standardization.
• Week-2; 2.Determination of uptake of water by swelling seeds when placed in sodium chloride solution of different concentrations.
• Week-3; 3. Measurement of leaf water potential by the dye method.
• Week-4; 4. Determination of the temperature at which beet root cells lose their permeability.
• Week-5; 5.Determination of the effects of environmental factors on the rate of transpiration of a leafy shoot by means of a potometer/cobalt chloride paper method.
• Week-6; 6. Extraction of chlorophyll from the leaves and separation of component pigments on a paper chromatogram. Study of absorption spectra using spectrophotometer.
• Week-7; 7. Estimation of oxygen utilized by a respiring plant by Winkler's method.
• Week-8; Mid Term Exam
• Week-9; b) Ecology 1. Determination of physical and chemical characteristics of soil.
• Week-10; 2. Measurements of various population variables
• Week-11; 3. Measurement of vegetation by Quadrate and line intercept methods.
• Week-12; 4. Field trips to ecologically diverse habitats
• Week-13; 5. Measurements of wind velocity.
• Week-14; 8. Measurement of light and temperature.
• Week-15; 9. Effect of light and temperature on seed germination.
• Week-16; Final Term Exam.