Chloroplast- Shapes, Number, Pigments & Function

Chloroplast is the most common plastid which contains pigments for photosynthesis. It was first observed by Antony Von Leeuwenhoek in 1679 A.D. and termed as chloroplast by A.F.W Schimper in 1883 A.D. It is…

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Allotropes of Carbon |Diamond |Graphite |Fullerene-Overview

Carbon and its compounds are widely distributed in nature. It is found in living organism, coal, earth crust, outer space, planetary objects etc. It is found in 3-forms in nature which…

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Porifera |Characteristic, Classification, Examples & Importance

Porifera is only phylum belonging to subkingdom Parazoa. The word porifera is derived from Latin word porus = pore and ferre = to bear. They are soft, primitive, multicellular with…

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Branches of Zoology |List of Zoology Division

Zoology is one of the major part of biology. Biology is made with botany and zoology. Zoology has wide range of fields. These division of fields and branches makes study easier.…

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Factors Affecting Transpiration – External & Internal Factors

Transpiration is defined as the loss of excess water from aerial parts of plant in the form of water vapour. Transpiration in plant removes excess water absorbed by roots. Aerial parts…

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5 Major Difference Between Osmosis and Diffusion

Osmosis is the movement of solvent from higher water potential to lower water potential through a semi-permeable membrane until equilibrium state is maintained. Whereas, diffusion is the movement of ions/solute/solvent…

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Osmosis – Definition, Types, Tonicity & Examples

Osmosis is defined as the movement of solvent from higher concentration to lower concentration region through a semi-permeable membrane until equilibrium state is reached. In simple language, it is the…

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Red Blood Cells(RBCs) |Composition, Functions, Disorders

Red blood cells are fluid connective tissue. Fluid connective tissue are also called as haemopoietic tissue and consists of blood and lymph. Blood is composed of blood cells and plasma.…

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