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
The net ATP gain from one glucose molecule in aerobic respiration is 38 ATP. It includes ATP produced in glycolysis, link reaction, TCA cycle and... View Article
Ethylene is a gaseous plant hormone that causes the ripening of fruits. It is synthesised in a large amount in the fruits and tissues undergoing... View Article
Malaria is caused by a protozoan, Plasmodium. It is transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes. P. falciparum and P. vivax are the most common types of... View Article
Many bacterial strains can cause food poisoning. Some examples include Clostridium botulinum, Salmonella, Staphylococcus aureus, E. coli,... View Article
