A type of asexual reproduction, fragmentation, is wherein an entity splits into fragments. In other words, it is a large or broken part of an... View Article
Formed at the junction of leaf and stem, axillary buds are embryonic shoots found in the axil of a leaf. Each of this bud can form shoots, having... View Article
Animal cells do have vacuoles, but in smaller sizes compared to plant cells. The vacuoles in animal cells are not as prominent as seen in plant... View Article
Thyrse. The raceme wherein single flowers are replaced by cymes is a thyrse. The botryoid wherein single flowers are substituted by cymes is a... View Article
The smallest unit of classification or taxonomy is species. They are a group of individuals relatively staying constant in their traits.... View Article
The cell. The cell is said to be the smallest part of the body which is alive. It is the structural and functional unit of life. Also check:... View Article
The nucleus is said to be one of the most important parts of the cell of eukaryotes. This is because it is the information storage, where... View Article
The middle lamellae is the cementing layer between the neighbouring cells and the primary walls. The primary wall is the cellulose-containing... View Article
The SR or the sarcoplasmic reticulum is a form of the smooth muscle ER located in the skeletal muscles, it stores calcium ions. It is functional... View Article
The bacterium found in the digestive system disintegrates nutrients into complex sugars usable by the body. They help in the prevention of... View Article
The main difference between flagella and cilia lies in the function they perform. Pili is used for prokaryotic attachment to surfaces and is an... View Article
The 9+2 arrangement is the arrangement of the microtubules, which collectively forms the cylindrical structure such as the flagella and cilia. In... View Article
Thalamus is found near the stalk of the flower. It is an old term used to specify that part of the flower that is specifically thickened part of... View Article
A syconus fruit is a composite fruit which takes form from a hollow fleshy inflorescence stalk. Within this structure, development of tiny... View Article
A floret is constituted by a flower engirdled by two bracts - one internal palea and one external lemma. Poaceae commonly exhibit spike of... View Article
A secondary lysosome is formed with a primary lysosome and a pinosome or a phagosome wherein lysis occurs via the action of hydrolytic enzymes.... View Article
The stomata at night close to refrain from losing water during the occurrence of photosynthesis. Stomata closes in the daytime when leaves... View Article
The size of Prokaryotes ranges from 0.1-5 μm (diameter). Their small size enables quick entrance and diffusion of molecules and ions to other... View Article
Stoma of different classifications exist. In 1889, Julien Joseph Vesque introduced a widely used type which was further developed by Chalk and... View Article
Pistil The pistil is the female reproductive part of the flower which is typically found in the center of the flower. It is composed of three... View Article
