In What Type Of Germination Are The Germinating Seeds Attached To The Parent Plant
Seed germinating while attached to the parent plant is known as vivipary. Mangroves inhabiting the marshy areas show viviparity. Seeds... View Article
Seed germinating while attached to the parent plant is known as vivipary. Mangroves inhabiting the marshy areas show viviparity. Seeds... View Article
Xylem is a water-conducting complex tissue. It transports water and minerals from roots to other parts of the plant. The... View Article
The primary elements required for photosynthesis by higher plants are carbon dioxide, sunlight and water. Carbon dioxide is converted to... View Article
Yes, photosynthesis occurs in some bacteria, e.g. purple and green-sulphur bacteria and cyanobacteria. Photosynthetic pigments are present in the membrane... View Article
Plants capture light energy from the sun for photosynthesis. Chlorophyll pigment present in the chloroplast captures energy from the sun... View Article
Ribosomes are synthesized in the cytoplasm of the bacterial cell. In eukaryotes, assembly of ribosomal proteins and rRNA occurs in... View Article
Yes, ribosomes are present in prokaryotic cells. The ribosomes of prokaryotic cells are the 70S, which is made up of... View Article
Translation is the process of protein synthesis from RNA. Ribosomes are the site of protein synthesis. Ribosomal subunits bring together... View Article
Ribosomes are made up of 60 percent rRNA and 40 percent protein. They are not a membrane-bound organelle. Ribosomal assembly... View Article
Ribosomes are made up of rRNA and proteins and are not membrane-bound organelle. Ribosomal proteins and rRNA are assembled in... View Article
Ribosomes are the site of protein synthesis. Ribosomes hold mRNA and tRNA together. The small subunit binds to mRNA template... View Article
Protists are not bacteria, they are unicellular eukaryotes. Examples of protists include protozoan, dinoflagellates, slime moulds, etc. Further reading: Blue... View Article
Lysosomes contain various hydrolytic enzymes, which can hydrolyse lipids, carbohydrates, proteins and nucleic acids. E.g. lipases, proteases, glycosidases, etc. The... View Article
Lysosomes contain hydrolytic enzymes. They don’t digest themselves due to the glycocalyx protective layer. It is formed by the carbohydrate... View Article
Lysosome is a single membrane bound vesicle. It contains hydrolytic enzymes, which can digest carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and nucleic acids.... View Article
Chlorophyll is found in the thylakoid membrane of the chloroplast in all plants. Chlorophyll is also present in cyanobacteria (blue-green... View Article
Chlorophyll is the light absorbing green pigment present in the chloroplasts of algae and plants. It is essential to carry... View Article
Floating aquatic plants have stomata on the upper surface of leaves and remain in open state. Submerged plants mostly do... View Article
Stomata are found in the epidermis of leaves. Stomata are required for gaseous exchange and loss of water vapour due... View Article
Stomata are present mostly on the leaves and are required for gaseous exchange and transpiration. Stomata open when the guard... View Article