The Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board (PCTB) has released the 2nd Year Biology Syllabus. The new biology syllabus contains crucial topics such as reproduction, Genetics, and Evolution. Students should review the syllabus to understand which topics were removed from the old syllabus. So, we have provided the latest biology syllabus.
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Chapter Name
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Topics
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Homeostasis
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- Concepts in Homeostasis
- Osmoregulation
- Excretion in Representative Animals
- Excretion in Vertebrates
- Thermoregulation
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Support and movements
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- Support in Plants
- Support in animals
- Human Skeleton
- Deformities of Skeleton
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Coordination and control
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- Coordination in Plants
- Plant Movements
- Plant Hormones
- Co-ordination in Animals
- Nervous Co-ordination
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Reproduction
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- Reproduction in Plants
- Reproduction in Animals
- Identical Twins
- Reproduction in Man
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Growth and development
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- Growth and Development in Plants
- Types of Growth
- Growth and Development in Animals
- Aging
- Regeneration
- Abnormal Development
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Chromosomes and dna
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- Types of Chromosomes
- Composition of Chromosome
- The Chromosomal Theory of Inheritance
- DNA as Hereditary Material
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Cell cycle
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- Interphase
- Mitosis
- Meiosis
- Meiotic Errors (Non-disjunction)
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Variation and genetics
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- Dominance Relations
- Multiple Alleles
- Epistasis
- Pleiotropy
- Continuously Varying Traits
- Gene Linkage
- Crossing Over
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Biotechnology
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- Cloning of a Gene
- Gene Therapy
- Tissue Culture
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Evolution
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- Concept of Evolution Vs Special Creation
- Evolution from Prokaryotes to Eukaryotes
- Inheritance of acquired Characteristics
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Ecosystem
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- Ecosystem
- Succession
- Biogeochemical Cycles
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Some major ecosystems
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- Climate
- Aquatic or Hydrospheric Ecosystem
- Terrestrial or Lithospheric Ecosystem
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Man and his environment
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- Renewable and Non-renewable Resources
- Degradation and Depletion of Resources
- Man’s Impact on Environment
- Pollution
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