The organisms, which can manufacture their organic food from raw inorganic materials and with the help of energy derived from exergonic chemical... View Article
Sequoia sempervirens are the only living species of the genus Sequoia in the cypress family Cupressaceae. They are also referred to as redwood,... View Article
No. Fucus possesses a diplontic life cycle. Fucus is a brown alga, which is classified into the Class Phaeophyta. Fucus is commonly known by... View Article
Yes. Ribosomes are found in both prokaryote and eukaryotes. They are minute particles, found in almost all living cells. They consist of RNA and... View Article
Mesosome is a specialized membranous structure formed by an extension of the plasma membrane into the cell wall. In the prokaryotic cell,... View Article
The size and shape of a cell are mainly related to the different functions they perform. Other than the functions, a few factors govern the... View Article
No. Multicellular organisms would not survive, or they are not capable of independent existence. Only unicellular organisms are capable of... View Article
Yes. Chromatophores are present in prokaryotes. Chromatophores refer to membrane-associated vesicles. They are coloured organelles, which are... View Article
Chemosynthetic Bacteria include a group of autotrophic or photosynthetic bacteria capable of oxidizing various inorganic substances to produce... View Article
Yes. Methane is produced from the dung of ruminating animals, mainly because of the presence of methanogens (microorganisms that produce methane)... View Article
No. Fungi are no more considered plants or animals. Fungi have been classified into a separate kingdom - Kingdom Fungi, mainly based on certain... View Article
Yes. Lichens are called very good pollution indicators because these species are susceptible to certain pollutants. Hence, they do not grow in... View Article
Mixotrophic nutrition refers to the organisms which include different modes of nutrition. i.e. more than one mode of nutrition. However, there... View Article
Yes. Slime moulds are saprophytic protists, which derive their nutrition mainly from decaying organic matter. Slime moulds are free-living... View Article
Euglenoids are unicellular microorganisms, which are grouped into the kingdom Protista and the algal phylum. The characteristic features of... View Article
Plant cells do not have contractile vacuoles. Contractile vacuoles are specialized types of vacuoles found within the cells of lower organisms,... View Article
No. Both bacteria and plant cell walls are entirely different in their structure and composition. The bacterial cell wall is primarily composed... View Article
No. Non-living objects do not exhibit metabolism, because they lack cellular organization. Metabolism is defined as the set of chemical reactions... View Article
Yes. In unicellular organisms, including amoeba, algae, bacteria and yeasts, growth is the same as reproduction. This is mainly because the... View Article
The contractile vacuoles are a specialized type of vacuoles present in amoeba. It is a regulatory organelle, spherical in shape, found in lower... View Article