Through this course the students will be acquainted with the significance of Environmental Science. It will help the students to develop an awareness regarding the structure and functions of ecosystem, ecological energetics and various biogeochemical cycles. It will help to create awareness regarding the importance of conservation of nature and natural resources, the threat of depletion of natural resources and to design novel mechanisms for the sustainable utilization of natural resources. Enables the students to learn about the types of interactions among populations in the ecosystems. It will help the students to identify various types of plant groups, the environmental factors affecting their growth performances and their adaptive features.