please provide the sllybus of entrance examination in environmental science for cu.
Hi Aspirant,
The syllabus for entrance examination in environmental science is quite huge and consists of several units.The most important subjects being Ecology & Environment: Definition, Scope-Branches of Ecology. Components of the Environment-Atmosphere, Lithosphere, Hydrosphere and Biosphere, Applications of Ecology, Concept of levels of organization and biosphere. Abiotic factors-Nature of response of organisms to Abiotic factors; Laws of limiting factors and Tolerance. Autecology-Definition-Comparison of autecology and synecology, Concept of species, speciation, characteristics of population. Basic components of an ecosystem-structure and functional aspects of an Ecosystem-Tropic structure-Ecological Niche-Ecological Dominance-Stability, Diversity rule. Homeostasis, aquatic Ecosystem-physico-chemical nature of lentic and lotic ecosystems. Types of aquatic ecosystemstructure and organization with examples of fresh water Ecosystem. Marine water ecosystem, estuarine water Ecosystem-Mangroves. Terrestrial Ecosystem: Tundra forest, Grassland, Desert ecosystem. Energy flow in ecosystems-Laws of Thermodynamics. Productivity-Biomass production, primary productivity and net productivity. Food Chain – Types of food chain with examples, Foodweb, Ecological pyramid of biomes. Number and energy-inverted ecological pyramids. Biogeochemical Cycles – Availability and rate of cycling of nutrients-gaseous and Sedimentary cycle.
and other subjects like soil fundamentals radioactive decay etc.
Hope it helps!!