The process of photosynthesis takes place in the chloroplasts, using chlorophyll. Chloroplast is a cell organelle present in leaves which help in... View Article
Answer: If the soil is acidic and unsuitable for agriculture, the farmer can treat it with quick lime, slaked lime, or chalk to neutralize the... View Article
Answer:Â Vitamin AÂ Vitamin A is required for maintaining good eyesight. Common conditions, such as diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular... View Article
Organisms which do not have a true nucleus are called prokaryotes. Bacteria and blue-green algae are examples of prokaryotes. Prokaryotic cells... View Article
Cocoons are collected and kept under the sun, or boiled, or exposed to steam. This helps in separating out the silk fibres. The process by which... View Article
Endocytosis is the engulfment of food and other substances from an external medium by a plasma membrane. Endocytosis is only seen in animal cells... View Article
The largest plant cells are the xylem cells . Xylem is the tissue in a plant that acts like the plant's blood vessels. It transports water and... View Article
Hydathodes are the pores present at the leaf margin where vascular supply ends (vein). The loss of water in the form of liquid take place in... View Article
A potato is a stem modification, the primary role of which is to store starch for the plant. It grows in underground stems , known as stolons. It... View Article
Flowering plants may be categorized into two groups petiolate plants wherein petiole s are present and sessile plants in which petiole s are... View Article
Many fruits exist which only contain a single seed. Mango fruit has one seed. Banana, grape, and tomato has many seeds. Number of seeds in a... View Article
The pseudocoelom is a fluid-filled body cavity lying inside the external body wall of the nematode that bathes the internal organs, including the... View Article
Asparagus is the example of a modified adventitious root in which roots are modified for the storage of food. In asparagus , there is modified... View Article
Symbiotic nutrition is the relationship between the organisms in which they share their nutrition and shelter. This mutual relationship may or... View Article
The unwanted plants that grow in-between crops are called weeds. The process of removal of such unwanted plants is called weeding. Weeding is... View Article
River lift system is where water from rivers is drawn directly to supplement irrigation schemes. River lift systems do not depend on the natural... View Article
Ribosomes are small microscopic ribonucleoprotein particles which occur in cytoplasm either freely or attached to endoplasmic recticulum. They... View Article
Silk fibre obtained from insects like the silk worm, is a natural protein. Fibroin and Sericin are the main components of this fibre.The silk is... View Article
The answer is (c) Fruit-peels, cake and lime-juice (d) Cake, wood and grass Wastes capable of being broken down or decomposed rapidly by the... View Article
Tendrils are the thin, thread-like growths on the stems or leaves of climbing plants. The two types of tendrils are stem tendrils and leaf... View Article
