Eubacteria are photosynthetic autotrophs like plants, chemoautotrophs, which make their food from inorganic substrates or heterotrophs, i.e.... View Article
Heterocysts are specialised cells, where nitrogen fixation occurs in some cyanobacteria, e.g. Nostoc, Anabaena. Further reading: Nodule... View Article
The main difference between eubacteria and archaebacteria is that archaebacteria can survive in extreme conditions due to the difference in their... View Article
Kurukshetra Magazine is a vital source of study material for the UPSC IAS exam. It is a monthly magazine that gives information about important... View Article
The three domains of life are Bacteria, Archaea and Eukarya. Also Check: Autotrophic Bacteria Bacteriophage Heterotrophic Bacteria MCQs... View Article
Bacteria are divided into four types based on their shape. They are bacillus, coccus, spirillum and vibrium. Also Check: Autotrophic Bacteria... View Article
The two words in the scientific name are genus and specific epithet. Further reading: Plant Taxonomy Living World - Important Notes For... View Article
Chemotaxonomy is based on the similarities and differences in biochemistry such as a sequence of amino acids in proteins, whereas, cytotaxonomy... View Article
Cytotaxonomy is based on cellular characteristics such as chromosome number, shape, size and behaviour. Further reading: Plant Taxonomy... View Article
The phylogenetic tree shows evolutionary relationships and the pattern of descent. Further reading: Plant Taxonomy Living World - Important... View Article
Cladistics is a system of taxonomy where organisms are classified into clades (groups) based on shared characteristics and having common... View Article
