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Types of Phylum: Characteristics with examples
Here is a list of important phylum: Phylum Characters Examples Protozoa Single celled animals Unicellular Animals like Amoeba, Paramoecium, Monogystis and Malaria parasite Porifera Pore bearers sponges Cnidaria Hydra, Jelly-Fishes, Sea-Anemones and Corals Coelenterata Common body cavity and digestive cavity Platyhelminthes Flatworms flatworms, tapeworms, flukes Nematoda Thread-like worms roundworms Annelida Metamerically segmented animal earthworms, leeches, […]
Power of our senses
According to researchers Dr. L.D. Rosenblum, Dr. Harold Stolovitch and Dr Erica Keeps, here’s how much information each of our senses processes at the same time as compared to our other senses. 83.0% – Sight11.0% – Hearing03.5% – Smell01.5% – Touch01.0% – Taste
Glands: Hormones, Function & Disease
Glands Hormones Functions Disease Pituitary anterior lobe Growth hormone (GH) Promotes growth of body tissues Gigantism (hypersecretion) Dwarfism (hyposecretion) ACTH (adrenocoticotrophic hormone) Stimulates hormone release by adrenal cortex TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone) Stimulates thyroid hormone release from thyroid Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) Stimulates gamete production in gonads Luteinizing hormone (LH) Stimulates […]
Quiz: Digestive system and vitamins
Your digestive system, one of the largest organ systems in your body, proves essential for survival. Your digestive organs help you derive energy from food, allow your body to absorb essential nutrients and help eliminate waste products that would otherwise harm your health. Once you take your vitamin and it’s broken down in your stomach, and then sent […]
Important Salts and their use
Many salts are commonly found and used in the home. Name Formula Use Sodium Chloride NaCl Table salt, or sodium chloride, is the ionic product of the combination of lye, or sodium hydroxide, and hydrochloric acid Sodium hydroxide NaOH Used for making soap and detergents Sodium Bicarbonate ( Baking soda ) NaHCO3 Sodium bicarbonate is […]
Biology: 100 One liner Questions
क्लोरोफिल में क्या निहित है? मैगनीशियम पौधे के किस भाग से हल्दी प्राप्त की जाती है? तना लैरीमल ग्रंथियाँ _ में स्थित हैं? आँख की कक्षा विटामिन K की विशिष्ट भूमिका प्रोथ्रोम्बिन के संश्लेषण में है पौधे का कौन सा भाग पौधे के जीवन चक्र के लिए महत्वपूर्ण है? फूल रक्त में आरबीसी की वृद्धि […]
Atmosphere of Earth
The atmosphere of Earth is the layer of gases, commonly known as air, that surrounds the planet Earth and is retained by Earth’s gravity. How many atmospheres does the earth have? Earth’s atmosphere is divided into five main layers: the exosphere, the thermosphere, the mesosphere, the stratosphere and the troposphere. Layer Altitude Range (Km) Temperature […]