Following Ashoka’s death, a series of weak kings ruled the Mauryan Empire for 50 years that led to the erosion of the central authority of the... View Article
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A food chain shows how energy is transferred from one living organism to another through food. It is important because it shows the intricate... View Article
A food chain symbolizes the path of energy within an ecosystem. Each food chain is one possible path that energy and nutrients may take as... View Article
Decomposers are an important part of a food chain because they break down dead plants and animals and also the waste of other organisms, thus,... View Article
Food chains are important because they show the intricate relationships in ecosystems. They can reveal how each organism depends on someone else... View Article
Following are the highest paying government jobs in India -Â Indian Foreign Services (IFS) - these diplomats represent the country in the... View Article
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Trophic levels are the order the organism is placed on the food chain. These levels are divided into producers (first), consumers (second, third... View Article
A food chain describes how energy and nutrients move through an ecosystem. Energy is transferred from one living organism through another in the... View Article
Secondary consumers are largely carnivores that feed on the primary consumers or herbivores. They are heterotrophs, specifically carnivores and... View Article
Examples of primary consumers can include rabbits, bears, giraffes, flies, humans, horses, and cows. Further Readings -Â Energy Flow in... View Article
Yes, carbon nanotubes can be used for drug delivery. You can read about Nanotechnology in India - Origins, Uses, Developments in the given link.... View Article
Carbon nanotubes are much stronger than steel, hence carbon nanotubes can replace steel. You can read about Nanotechnology in India - Origins,... View Article
Small gas molecules are retained in their interiors by carbon nanotubes. These small gas molecules are selectively captured by the carbon... View Article
Tubes having diameters measured in nanometers and which are made of carbon are known as carbon nanotubes. You can read about Nanotechnology in... View Article
Carbon nanotubes have varied applications from pharmacy to optics, electronics, plastics etc. You can read about Nanotechnology in India -... View Article
Hib conjugate vaccine is the most commonly used conjugate vaccine. Asymptomatic carriage of the bacteria gets reduced by vaccines that are... View Article
