It feeds on another organism called prey. Predator is larger and stronger than the prey. It kills the prey. Predator feeds on killed prey.... View Article
Phosphorus is an important element for all forms of life. For gaseous cycles, the main source chemicals are atmosphere and oceans for example... View Article
The smallest organelle in the cell is the ribosome. The diameter of the ribosome is about 20 nm. It is made up of small and large subunits.... View Article
Light rays from a point source of light travel in all directions, moving away with time. Such a beam of light is called a divergent beam of... View Article
HOMO stands for 'Highest Occupied Molecular Orbital', and LUMO stands for 'Lowest Unoccupied Molecular Orbital'. The HOMO is the highest energy... View Article
Enzymes are the biological macromolecules, also called as biological catalysts, which speed up the rate of biochemical reactions without... View Article
The cranial bones of the skull are also referred to as the neurocranium. The neurocranium is a group of eight bones that form a cover for the... View Article
Vapour pressure is defined as the pressure exerted by the gas-phase molecules over a liquid. It is a strong function of temperature—the... View Article
Apogee means the furthest distance the Moon or a satellite gets from Earth in its orbit. A=a(1+e) Perigee means the closest distance the Moon or... View Article
Photosynthesis occurs in the chloroplasts of the plant, which have chlorophyll and can capture light for the plant to use that energy and start... View Article
A weight/volume percent concentration (w/v%) is defined as mass of solute divided by volume of solution and multiplied by 100%. w/v% = mass of... View Article
Answer: Minerals -Â Mineral is a naturally occurring inorganic solid with definite chemical composition and a crystalline structure. Coal is... View Article
The balanced equation is BCl₃(g) + 3Hâ‚‚O(l) → H₃BO₃(s) + 3HCl(aq) Explanation: BCl₃ + Hâ‚‚O → 1 H₃BO₃ + HCl Since we have fixed one B... View Article
A harmonic is a mode of vibration that is a whole-number multiple of the fundamental mode. The first harmonic is the fundamental frequency. The... View Article
The surface of our tongue is covered with tiny bumps called papillae, which contain our tastebuds and also some glands that help in the creation... View Article
Some major stages of Protein Synthesis are: (a) Activation of amino acids, (b) Transfer of amino acid to tRNA, (c) Initiation of polypeptide... View Article
The vapour that escapes into the air whether by evaporation or sublimation have sufficient energy to break away from the molecular bond of the... View Article
