UK Board Class 11 Biology Syllabus 2024-25: Download PDF for Exam

UK Board Class 11 Biology Syllabus 2024-25 Released: The Uttarakhand Board has released the syllabus for the 2024-25 academic session. This syllabus encompasses the course structure, topics, and practical work. By learning biology, students gain a deeper understanding of life processes, from the cellular level to entire ecosystems. The syllabus details the subjects covered in each section, along with the corresponding marks allocated. In total, the 11th Biology syllabus comprises 100 marks, with 70 marks designated for theory and 30 for project work. For a more detailed understanding, students are encouraged to refer to the complete article. 

UK Board Class 11 Biology Syllabus 2024-25

The UBSE Biology for Class 11 is a 100-mark course that is divided into theory and internal assessment. The weightage is 70% and 30% respectively. Check out the table below for more details:

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UK Board Class 11 Biology Course Structure

The theory part will consist of 70 marks and the practical part will consist of 30 marks. To know the topics covered under each section, refer to the syllabus below. To download the PDF of the same, click on the link given at the bottom of this article.

Unit-I Diversity of Living Organisms

Chapter-1: The Living World
Biodiversity; Need for classification; three domains of life; taxonomy and systematics;
concept of species and taxonomical hierarchy; binomial nomenclature

Chapter-2: Biological Classification
Five kingdom classification; Salient features and classification of Monera, Protista and
Fungi into major groups; Lichens, Viruses and Viroids.

Chapter-3: Plant Kingdom
Classification of plants into major groups; Salient and distinguishing features and a few
examples of Algae, Bryophyta, Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae (Topics excluded –
Angiosperms, Plant Life Cycle and Alternation of Generations)

Chapter-4: Animal Kingdom
Salient features and classification of animals, non-chordates up to phyla level and
chordates up to class level (salient features and at a few examples of each category).
(No live animals or specimen should be displayed.)  

Unit-II Structural Organization in Plant s and Animals

Chapter-5: Morphology of Flowering Plants
Morphology of different parts of flowering plants: root, stem, leaf, inflorescence, flower,
fruit and seed. Description of family Solanaceae

Chapter-6: Anatomy of Flowering Plants
Anatomy and functions of tissue systems in dicots and monocots.

Chapter-7: Structural Organisation in Animals
Morphology, Anatomy and functions of different systems (digestive, circulatory, respiratory,
nervous and reproductive) of frog.  

Unit-III Cell: Structure and Function 

Chapter-8: Cell-The Unit of Life
Cell theory and cell as the basic unit of life, structure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells;
Plant cell and animal cell; cell envelope; cell membrane, cell wall; cell organelles -
structure and function; endomembrane system, endoplasmic reticulum, golgi bodies,
lysosomes, vacuoles, mitochondria, ribosomes, plastids, microbodies; cytoskeleton, cilia,
flagella, centrioles (ultrastructure and function); nucleus.

Chapter-9: Biomolecules
Chemical constituents of living cells: biomolecules, structure and function of proteins,
carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids; Enzyme - types, properties, enzyme action. (Topics
excluded: Nature of Bond Linking Monomers in a Polymer, Dynamic State of Body Constituents-Concept of Metabolism, Metabolic Basis of Living, The Living State)

Chapter-10: Cell Cycle and Cell Division
Cell cycle, mitosis, meiosis and their significance  

Unit-IV Plant Physiology

Chapter-11: Photosynthesis in Higher Plants
Photosynthesis as a means of autotrophic nutrition; site of photosynthesis, pigments involved in
photosynthesis (elementary idea); photochemical and biosynthetic phases of photosynthesis;
cyclic and non-cyclic photophosphorylation; chemiosmotic hypothesis; photorespiration; C3 and
C4 pathways; factors affecting photosynthesis.

Chapter-12: Respiration in Plants
Exchange of gases; cellular respiration - glycolysis, fermentation (anaerobic), TCA cycle and
electron transport system (aerobic); energy relations - number of ATP molecules generated;
amphibolic pathways; respiratory quotient.

Chapter-13: Plant - Growth and Development
Seed germination; phases of plant growth and plant growth rate; conditions of growth;
differentiation, dedifferentiation and redifferentiation; sequence of developmental processes in a
plant cell; plant growth regulators - auxin, gibberellin, cytokinin, ethylene, ABA.

Unit-V Human Physiology

Chapter-14: Breathing and Exchange of Gases
Respiratory organs in animals (recall only); Respiratory system in humans; mechanism of
breathing and its regulation in humans - exchange of gases, transport of gases and regulation of
respiration, respiratory volume; disorders related to respiration - asthma, emphysema,
occupational respiratory disorders. 

Chapter-15: Body Fluids and Circulation
Composition of blood, blood groups, coagulation of blood; composition of lymph and its function;
human circulatory system - Structure of human heart and blood vessels; cardiac cycle, cardiac output, ECG; double circulation; regulation of cardiac activity; disorders of circulatory system -
hypertension, coronary artery disease, angina pectoris, heart failure. 

Chapter-16: Excretory Products and their Elimination
Modes of excretion - ammonotelism, ureotelism, uricotelism; human excretory system –
structure and function; urine formation, osmoregulation; regulation of kidney function - renin -
angiotensin, atrial natriuretic factor, ADH and diabetes insipidus; role of other organs in
excretion; disorders - uremia, renal failure, renal calculi, nephritis; dialysis and artificial kidney,
kidney transplant.

Chapter-17: Locomotion and Movement
Types of movement - ciliary, flagellar, muscular; skeletal muscle, contractile proteins and
muscle contraction; skeletal system and its functions; joints; disorders of muscular and
skeletal systems - myasthenia gravis, tetany, muscular dystrophy, arthritis, osteoporosis,
gout.

Chapter-18: Neural Control and Coordination
Neuron and nerves; Nervous system in humans - central nervous system; peripheral
nervous system and visceral nervous system; generation and conduction of nerve impulse

Chapter-19: Chemical Coordination and Integration
Endocrine glands and hormones; human endocrine system - hypothalamus, pituitary,
pineal, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pancreas, gonads; mechanism of hormone action
(elementary idea); role of hormones as messengers and regulators, hypo - and
hyperactivity and related disorders; dwarfism, acromegaly, cretinism, goiter, exophthalmic
goitre, diabetes, Addison's disease. Note: Diseases related to all the human physiological
systems to be taught in brief. 

Practical Work

Find below the table for the bifurcation along with the marks distribution: 

Prescribed Books:

1. Biology Class-XI, Published by NCERT
2. Other related books and manuals brought out by NCERT (including multimedia).

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