This book Biology for Middle Classes (BOOK I) for Class VII has gone through several stages of improvement since its first edition which was published in 1995. This edition is thoroughly revised by Ms. Kavita Saxena, M.Sc. under my guidance & supervision. This book written in accordance with the latest syllabus prescribed by the Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), New Delhi. Suitable diagrams, more objective and subjective evaluations have been added. New examples and botanical/zoological names have been given, to help the students to understand the basic concepts of Biology. Model test papers have been included in the book to make the students familiar with the pattern of question papers.
This book Useful for Class-VII students.
The main features of the book are as follows:
1. Each topic has been thoroughly described, the theory is rigorously developed and a large number of numerical examples have been included to illustrate its application.
2. The book also contains advanced problems useful for competetive examinations.
UNIT–1 Basic Biology
1. The Cell
UNIT–2 Life Process– Movement in Animals and Plants
Movement in Animals and Plants
2. Movement in Animals:
3. Movement in Plants
UNIT–3 Life Processes: Nutrition in Animals and Plants
4. Nutrition in Animals
5. Nutrition in Plants
UNIT–4 Life Processes: Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption and Assimilation
6. Types of Teeth
7. The Human Digestive System
UNIT– 5 Life Processes: Respiration and Excretion in Animals and Plants
8. Respiration in Animals
9. Respiration in Plants
10. Excretion in Human Beings
UNIT–6 Life Under A Microscope
11. Life Under A Microscope
UNIT–7 Organisation in Living World
12. Levels of Organisation
13. Plant and Animal Tissue
14. Soil Erosion and Fossils
15. Earth is a Unique Planet
16. Interdependence of Plants and Animals
Model Test Papers Glossary of Biological Terms