Fundamentals Of Biology

The first chapter gives an overview of five kingdom classifications. This book gives characteristics of Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia. The first chapter also describes overview of lichens, viruses, viriods, and prions.The second chapter gives definition of living, biodiversity, taxonomy, systematics, and species. The first chapter also gives types of biodiversity, three domains of life, taxonomical hierarchy, binomial nomenclature, role of botanical garden, importance of herbaria. The second chapter deals with the biodiversity patterns, importance of biodiversity, and loss of biodiversity. The third chapter also discusses biodiversity conservation, hotspots, endangered species, red data book, biosphere reserves, national park, sanctuaries, and ramsar sites. The fourth chapter describes general characteristics of algae, bryophyte, pteridophyte, gymnosperms, and angiosperms. The fifth chapter describes general characteristics of porifera, coelenterate, Platyhelminthes, nematode, annelida, arthopoda, mollusca, Echinodermata, protochordata, urochordata, ceph alochordate, and vertebrata.