The ciliary muscle is present in the ciliary body of the eyes. It is present at the anterior part of the vascular choroid layer (middle layer) of... View Article
The heart is myogenic, the normal cardiac activities are regulated intrinsically by nodal tissues. Heartbeat is described as intrinsic because it... View Article
The main function of the Golgi apparatus is to process and transport proteins and lipids inside as well as outside the cell. It is found in the... View Article
The endodermis is present between vascular tissues and the cortex in the roots. It makes the inner boundary of the cortex. It is impermeable to... View Article
The atrial natriuretic factor or ANF is secreted by the atria of the heart in response to increased blood flow. It decreases blood pressure by... View Article
The excretory system helps us eliminate metabolic waste from our body. Without an excretory system, the metabolic wastes will keep on building... View Article
Growth hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary stimulates growth in humans. It stimulates cell division, protein synthesis and growth in all... View Article
The three main tasks of the stomach are: Storage - It stores the food for 4-5 hours. Mixing and churning of food - Food gets mixed with... View Article
Angiosperms are vascular plants, they absorb nutrients through roots and transport it to all the parts of the plant through the xylem. They make... View Article
Photosynthesis is the process by which plants convert light energy to chemical energy and prepare their food. Photosynthesis occurs in the... View Article
Yes, chromoplast contains DNA. It is a type of plastid. Plastids have originated from the endosymbiosis of cyanobacteria inside algae or plants.... View Article
Chemiosmosis is used to produce ATP by oxidative phosphorylation in the electron transport chain. Transfer of electrons in the electron transport... View Article
Yes, roses are angiosperms. They are flowering plants and reproduce by seed, which is enclosed in the ovary. Further reading: Biological... View Article
No, fungi are not plants. They have a saprotrophic mode of nutrition and feed on dead and decaying organic matter. They lack chlorophyll and do... View Article
Bryophytes are not vascular plants. They are primitive plants and do not contain true roots, stems or leaves. Bryophytes include mosses and... View Article
Bryophytes are homosporous. They produce similar kinds of spores, which either germinate into unisexual or bisexual gametophytes. Further... View Article
The inflorescence of jackfruit is spadix. It is a type of racemose inflorescence. It is a modified spike where numerous sessile flowers are... View Article
The inflorescence of barley is spike spikelet. It is a type of racemose inflorescence. Spikelets are present as a triplet that alternate on both... View Article
Liliaceae is a family of monocotyledonous plants. Inflorescence of plants in the Liliaceae family is an umbel as in onion or solitary cyme.... View Article
