CBSE Class 12 Biology Syllabus 2021-22 (Term 2): CBSE Class 12 Biology Term 2 Paper will be conducted on May 30, 2022. To perform well in their biology paper, students must have complete knowledge of their term 2 syllabus. They should prepare and revise the chapters/topics mentioned in the revised syllabus. We have provided below the CBSE Class 12 Biology Term 2 Syllabus for students to refer to for their exam preparations. Check and Download (Term 2) CBSE Class 12 Biology Syllabus 2021-22 in PDF format. Along with the syllabus, students should also check the links to important articles given below that will help them to revise their syllabus effectively in the last minute.
(Term 2) CBSE Class 12 Biology Syllabus 2021-22
| Evaluation Scheme | ||
| Units | Term 2 | Marks |
| VIII | Biology and Human Welfare: Chapter – 8 and 10 | 14 |
| IX | Biotechnology and its Applications: Chapter – 11 and 12 | 11 |
| X | Ecology and Environment: Chapter – 13 and 15 | 10 |
| Practical Term – II | 15 | |
TERM - II
Unit-VIII Biology and Human Welfare
Chapter-8: Human Health and Diseases
Pathogens; parasites causing human diseases (malaria, dengue, chikungunya, filariasis, ascariasis, typhoid, pneumonia, common cold, amoebiasis, ring worm) and their control; Basic concepts of immunology - vaccines; cancer, HIV and AIDS; Adolescence - drug and alcohol abuse.
Chapter-10: Microbes in Human Welfare
Microbes in food processing, industrial production, sewage treatment, energy generation and microbes as bio-control agents and bio-fertilizers. Antibiotics; production and judicious use.
Unit-IX Biotechnology and its Applications
Chapter-11: Biotechnology - Principles and Processes
Genetic Engineering (Recombinant DNA Technology).
Chapter-12: Biotechnology and its Application
Application of biotechnology in health and agriculture: Human insulin and vaccine production, stem cell technology, gene therapy; genetically modified organisms - Bt crops; transgenic animals; biosafety issues, biopiracy and patents.
Unit-X Ecology and Environment
Chapter-13: Organisms and Populations
Organisms and environment: Habitat and niche, population and ecological adaptations; population interactions - mutualism, competition, predation, parasitism; population attributes - growth, birth rate and death rate, age distribution.
Chapter-15: Biodiversity and its Conservation
Biodiversity - Concept, patterns, importance; loss of biodiversity; biodiversity conservation; hotspots, endangered organisms, extinction, Red Data Book, Sacred Groves, biosphere reserves, national parks, wildlife, sanctuaries and Ramsar sites.
A. List of Experiments
TERM - II:
3. Prepare a temporary mount of onion root tip to study mitosis.
4. Collect water from two different water bodies around you and study them for pH, clarity and presence of any living organism
5. Collect and study soil from at least two different sites and study them for texture, moisture content, pH and water holding capacity. Correlate with the kinds of plants found in them.
B. Study/observation of the following (Spotting)
TERM – II:
B.6 Common disease - causing organisms like Ascaris, Entamoeba, Plasmodium, any fungus causing ringworm through permanent slides, models or virtual images. Comment on symptoms of diseases that they cause.
B.7 Two plants and two animals (models/virtual images) found in xeric conditions. Comment upon their morphological adaptations.
B.8 Two plants and two animals (models/virtual images) found in aquatic conditions. Comment upon their morphological adaptations.
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