Practical syllabus based on BOT 201 and 202

Suggested Exercises

• Study of electron micrographs of various cell organelles- cell ultrastructure, specialized chromosomes, nucleus, golgi body, endoplasmic reticulum.
• Study of Mitosis and Meiosis.

• Study of Permanent slides and specimens in the above mentioned course material.
• Microscopic preparation and study of different types of steles.

• Microscopic double stained preparation and anatomical study of the following pteridophytes- Psilotum, Lycopodium, Selaginella, Equisetum and Marsilea.
• Microscopic preparation and study of single stained temporary slides of the cones of Lycopodium, Selaginella, Equisetum and sporocarp of Marsilea.
• Microscopic double stained preparation of stem of Pinus, Ephedra, T.S. leaf of Cycas and needle of Pinus, T.S. of normal and coralloid root of Cycas.
• Microscopic preparation male cone of Pinus, male and female cone of Ephedra, male cone and megasporophyll of Cycas.
• Microscopic examination of fossil slides/ specimen/ photographs of Rhynia, Lepidodendron, Glossopteris, Williamsonia.