Biodiversity Conservation detailed syllabus for Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the CSE students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Computer Science & Engineering 7th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit CSE 7th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Open Elective-IV scheme and its subjects refer to CSE Open Elective-IV syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of biodiversity conservation is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION 9 Concept of Species, Variation; Introduction to Major Plant Groups; Evolutionary relationships between Plant Groups; Nomenclature and History of plant taxonomy; Systems of Classification and their Application; Study of Plant Groups; Study of Identification Characters; Study of important families of Angiosperms; Plant Diversity Application.
Unit II
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Unit III
MICROBIAL DIVERSITY 9 Microbes and Earth History, Magnitude, Occurrence and Distribution. Concept of Species, Criteria for Classification, Outline Classification of Microorganisms (Bacteria, Viruses and Protozoa); Criteria for Classification and Identification of Fungi; Chemical and Biochemical Methods of Microbial Diversity Analysis
Unit IV
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Unit V
CONSERVATIONS OF BIODIVERSITY 9 In-Situ Conservation- National parks, Wildlife sanctuaries, Biosphere reserves; Ex-situ conservation- Gene bank, Cryopreservation, Tissue culture bank; Long term captive breeding, Botanical gardens, Animal Translocation, Zoological Gardens; Concept of Keystone Species, Endangered Species, Threatened Species, Rare Species, Extinct Species
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Ecological Census Technique: A Handbook, Cambridge University Press, Sutherland, W.
- Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, Academic Press, Simonson Asher Levin.
Course Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
- An insight into the structure and function of diversity for ecosystem stability.
- Understand the concept of animal diversity and taxonomy
- Understand socio-economic issues pertaining to biodiversity
- An understanding of biodiversity in community resource management.
- Student can apply fundamental knowledge of biodiversity conservation to solve problems associated with infrastructure development.
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Computer Science & Engineering 7th Sem, visit CSE 7th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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