Tropical forests are found in the tropical zone of the world. These forests are characterised by: The atmosphere is hot and humid. Tropical... View Article
Laterite soil is reddish because it is rich in insoluble iron oxides, aluminium, manganese oxides and titanium compounds. The presence of these... View Article
Deep black soil is considered a productive soil due to the presence of a high proportion of clay and humus. Deep black soil are high retentivity... View Article
The relation between the algae and fungi in a lichen is a symbiotic relationship. In contrast, fungi support the algae by providing protection... View Article
Benthic organisms are attached or rest on the bottom sediments. These organisms are also called deep dweller in the sea. The Benthic organisms... View Article
Keystone species have a significant and disproportionately large influence on the community structure and characteristics. Removal of such... View Article
Predation is an interaction between members of two species in which members of one species capture, kill and eat up members of another species.... View Article
A biological community refers to the assembly or gathering of interacting organisms coexisting in a particular area and time. The characteristics... View Article
The two main types of nucleic acids: Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) Ribonucleic acid (RNA). Explore more NEET questions here. Stay tuned to BYJU'S... View Article
No. Haemophilia A is not a pleiotropic gene. Haemoglobin S (HbS)is a pleiotropic gene. A pleiotropic gene refers to how a single gene controls... View Article
Biochemical oxygen demand-BOD is the most important and widely used environmental index for monitoring and measuring organic pollutants in... View Article
No. Triple X syndrome occurs only in women- 1 per 1,000 female births. Triple X syndrome occurs when a woman inherits three X chromosomes--their... View Article
Germplasm refers to the collection of plants and seeds, having diverse alleles of all the crop genes. Explore more NEET questions here. Stay... View Article
Drosophila Melanogaster, which is also called the fruit fly, is considered a model organism and is very suitable for experimental verification of... View Article
A cross in which an organism displays a dominant phenotype is crossed with the recessive parent to know its genotype. Gregor Johann Mendel first... View Article
The Hardy-Weinberg law states that allele frequencies in a population are stable and remain constant from generation to generation, even... View Article
Stains are drugs, which are mainly used as blood cholesterol-lowering agents. These drugs also assist in reducing the production of cholesterol... View Article
Fermenters refer to the vessels used for growing microbes on an industrial scale. This is an enclosed, sterilized vessel, which maintains optimal... View Article
Haemophilia is called bleeder’s disease because it is a sex-linked disease, where an infected individual will continue to bleed even from a... View Article
Alleles are alternative forms of a single gene, which code for a pair of contrasting traits. These alleles contribute to the diversity in... View Article
