The smallest mammal is Craseonycteris thonglongyai, commonly known as bumblebee bat. It measures around 1 to 1.3 inches in length and weighs... View Article
The smallest vein is known as the venules. The smallest cardiac vein is called the Thenbesian veins, which is present in the wall of the heart... View Article
Virus is much smaller than bacteria in general. They only contain a protein coat and genome. The average size of the virus is 5 to 300 nm. The... View Article
Endocytosis is a process by which a cell incorporates a big particle, microorganisms or a whole cell inside it. Phagocytosis is an example of... View Article
The main purpose of kidneys is to remove waste and excess fluid from the body through excretion. It helps in maintaining pH and ionic balance in... View Article
The purpose of taxonomy is to categorize organisms based on their common characteristics and descent. The main aim of taxonomy is to identify,... View Article
Air enters the body through the nasal and oral cavity, then passes through the pharynx, larynx and trachea. The trachea divides to the left and... View Article
The oxygen present in the air reaches the lungs through the upper and lower respiratory tract. Air enters the body through the nasal and oral... View Article
There are four chambers in the human heart. Mammals and birds have double circulation. The pathway of blood through the heart is as follows:... View Article
Air enters the body through the nasal and oral cavity and reaches the pharynx. It then passes to the larynx and trachea. From the trachea, it... View Article
Food is prepared in plant leaves during photosynthesis. It is then transported to all the parts of the plant through vascular tissues called... View Article
There are two circulatory pathways present in mammals and birds, hence it is known as double circulation. Blood circulation begins when both the... View Article
Pulmonary circulation involves the circulation of deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the pulmonary artery, which takes it to the... View Article
The undigested part of the food is called faeces, which enters the caecum of the large intestine from the ileum region of the small intestine.... View Article
The flower stalk is also named as pedicel. Further reading: Morphology of Flowering Plants - Important Notes for NEET Anatomy of Flowering... View Article
Slime-moulds are also known as consumer-decomposer protists. They are also known as protist fungi. The vegetative phase of slime moulds lack cell... View Article
The osmotic potential of pure water is considered zero. When some solutes are dissolved in the water, they reduce the water potential, so the... View Article
The oldest domain of life is Archaea. They are extremophile and can thrive in the harshest environments. E.g. thermoacidophiles, halophiles,... View Article
The old name of protoplasm was ‘sarcode’, given by Dujardin, who discovered protoplasm. Purkinje used the term ‘protoplasm’ for the first time to... View Article
The normal weight of a human being or ideal body weight is calculated by taking into consideration the height of the person. The Devine formula... View Article
