Yes. Meiosis occurs in germ cells. Both mitosis and meiosis occur in germ cells as they are required to develop and grow the complicated organ... View Article
Uniquely, hydrogen peroxide is known to kill and destroy spores of the same mushroom whose mycelium it safeguards. Explore more such questions... View Article
Growth of bacteria is ceased typically between 8°C and 60°C, as below 8°C growth is evidently slow and above 60°C, bacteria starts to perish.... View Article
High or very low temperatures can kill mold spores. To destroy mold spores, treat them with a temperature in the range 60-71°C. This is because... View Article
Endospores can survive in harsh and extreme conditions, even without nutrients as they are resistant to desiccation, ultraviolet radiations, high... View Article
Yes, sterilization kills microbes, including viruses. Sterilization eliminates or kills life forms, even the transmissible agents such as... View Article
Sporulation is the formation of spores from vegetative cells in unfavourable conditions. Sporulation is triggered by an environment lacking... View Article
Not all of the bacterial species produce capsules, but capsules of encapsulated pathogens are significant determinants of virulence. The... View Article
Capsule performs a multitude of functions. They protect the bacterial cell from being ingested and destructed by phagocytosis. Capsules cause the... View Article
Yeast does not reproduce asexually by spore formation. Yeast is a unicellular organism and mostly reproduce by budding. Asexual reproduction in... View Article
Most of the gram negative bacteria with a few exceptions do not form spores. For instance, the gram-negative endospores forming bacteria,... View Article
Spores are dehydrated and metabolically inactive, they have the capability to remain viable for hundreds of years. Vegetative cells are the... View Article
Yes, endospores can cause diseases. Botulism, anthrax, pseudomembranous colitis, tetanus are some infectious diseases which are transmitted to... View Article
Endosperms are dormant, resistant, survival forms of bacteria. Most are disinfectants, these are resistant to high temperatures, drying and low... View Article
A process called sterilization destroys spores and bacteria. Chemical disinfectants may kill bacteria, however, they do not destroy spores. See... View Article
Meiosis in the diploid megaspore mother cell divides it into 4 megaspores (haploid). With the degeneration of three, only one functional cell... View Article
Fruits contain seeds for their propagation. Most of the fruits contain seeds, they are capable of developing into new plants. Since fruits are... View Article
Stone fruits. They are called so as their seeds are enclosed by large and hard pits (endocarps). The pits hence are at the centre of their juicy... View Article
That is based on the variety of orange. Some oranges are of navel varieties (cultivated for eating). These are seedless, harvested in winter.... View Article
Seeds are the basic input, the first determinants of the future plant's growth and development in agriculture. They are the embryos, living... View Article
