Lysosomes are tiny vesicles, bound by one membrane. It contains hydrolytic enzymes in the form of tiny semi-crystalline or crystalline granules... View Article
Pili and fimbriae are bacterial appendages, they are not involved in locomotion. Pili are long, lesser and thicker tubular outgrowths developing... View Article
Mitochondria are small biochemical factories where respiratory substrates or foodstuffs are completely oxidized to water and carbon dioxide.... View Article
Lateral meristems assist in increasing girth. These lateral meristems assist in the lateral growth of the plant, the growth in the thickness. For... View Article
The cork cells or phellem are dead, having deposition of a fatty substance called the suberin. It is a polyester biopolymer. The cork cells are... View Article
Monocot leaves comprise intercalary meristem. The intercalary meristem is effective for localized growth. They may have been detached or... View Article
Collenchyma is seen in climbing stems, in the petioles and the stem of dicot herbs. It has a high water retention capacity due to the deposition... View Article
Grafting is a technique wherein the cambium comprising shoot of one plant is attached to the cambium bearing stump of a linked plant through... View Article
Differentiated and organized cellular structure which has cytoplasm but is devoid of the nucleus are sieve tubes. These are living cells with... View Article
Endodermis is the innermost layer of the soft cortex. This uniseriate layer is distinct due to the existence of Casparian strips. These... View Article
Heartwood or duramen is the dark-coloured found wood approaching the centre of the axis formed after several years of secondary growth of the... View Article
In gymnosperms and pteridophytes, sieve tubes are not organized in linear rows and thus are known as sieve cells. The conducting structure of the... View Article
Tissues developing from procambium and apical meristems are called primary tissues which comprise the primary structures of the body of the... View Article
The end product of oxidative phosphorylation is ATP and water. ATP synthesis is coupled with the transfer of electrons to O2, which combines with... View Article
Aerobic respiration produces far more ATPs than anaerobic respiration. Compared to 36-38 ATPs in aerobic respiration, fermentation only produces... View Article
Glycolysis is a ten-step multi enzymatic process occurring in the cytoplasm of the cells. It requires a respiratory substrate at the start of... View Article
The products of complete oxidation of glucose in aerobic respiration are CO2 and water. Also Check: Where Does the Krebs Cycle Take Place... View Article
During cellular respiration, oxidative decarboxylation occurs in the mitochondrial matrix. Pyruvate is converted to acetyl CoA. The enzyme... View Article
Complex IV or cytochrome c oxidase is formed by cyt a and cyt a3. Complex IV is involved in the electron transport system (ETS). Also Check:... View Article
