Biology 12th Standard
Balbharati Solutions for Biology 12th Standard HSC Maharashtra State Board Chapter-wise List - Free
- Chapter 1: Reproduction in Lower and Higher Plants
- Chapter 2: Reproduction in Lower and Higher Animals
- Chapter 3: Inheritance and Variation
- Chapter 4: Molecular Basis of Inheritance
- Chapter 5: Origin and Evolution of Life
- Chapter 6: Plant Water Relation
- Chapter 7: Plant Growth and Mineral Nutrition
- Chapter 8: Respiration and Circulation
- Chapter 9: Control and Coordination
- Chapter 10: Human Health and Diseases
- Chapter 11: Enhancement of Food Production
- Chapter 12: Biotechnology
- Chapter 13: Organisms and Populations
- Chapter 14: Ecosystems and Energy Flow
- Chapter 15: Biodiversity, Conservation and Environmental Issues
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Difficult Words & Meanings
- Reproduction
- The biological process by which new individual organisms – "offspring" – are produced from their "parents".
- Inheritance
- The process by which genetic information (traits) is passed on from parent to child.
- Variation
- Any difference between cells, individual organisms, or groups of organisms of any species caused either by genetic differences or by the effect of environmental factors.
- Molecular
- Relating to or consisting of molecules (the smallest particle of a substance that has all the physical and chemical properties of that substance).
- Evolution
- The process by which different kinds of living organisms are believed to have developed from earlier forms during the history of the earth.
- Nutrition
- The process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.
- Respiration
- The process in living organisms of taking in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide, often involving the oxidation of complex organic substances to release energy.
- Circulation
- The movement of blood through the vessels of the body that is induced by the pumping action of the heart.
- Coordination
- The harmonious functioning of different parts of an organism in an activity.
- Enhancement
- An increase or improvement in quality, value, or extent.
- Biotechnology
- The use of living systems and organisms to develop or make products, or any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use.
- Organisms
- Individual living things, such as plants, animals, bacteria, or fungi.
- Populations
- All the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country; or a group of organisms of the same species living in a particular area.
- Ecosystems
- A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
- Biodiversity
- The variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat, a high level of which is usually considered to be important and desirable.
- Conservation
- The protection, preservation, management, or restoration of wildlife and of natural resources such as forests, soil, and water.
- Balbharati
- The common name for the Maharashtra State Bureau of Textbook Production and Curriculum Research, which publishes textbooks for the Maharashtra State Board.
- HSC
- Higher Secondary Certificate; a public examination taken by students in India after completing 12th grade.