Biodiversity and other sources supply raw materials to many important industries. They have aesthetic value and appeal for ecotourism, which supports the growth of the national economy. They are also potential sources of pharmaceuticals, other chemicals, agricultural materials, etc.
We have many types of butterflies around us. These are good pollinators of crop plants and grass pollinators. Theecotrends lens has some images of these pollinators
Since October 1st to November 9th, a total of 92 incidents of forest-fires have been recorded that have burnt about 133.55 ha of forest in Uttarakhand.
Man is surrounded by various life forms, forces and conditions- both physical and biological. Sunlight, land, air and water form physical conditions whereas all the plants, animals, and microorganisms form biological conditions.
Tulsi or the Holi Basil is taxonomically called as Ocimum tenuiflorum. It is an aromatic and perennial plant which belongs to the taxonomic family Lamiaceae
Ever since the earth was inhabited, humans and other life forms have depended on things that exist freely in nature…
Living beings develop their population through reproduction. But reproduction is the process through which different traits appear in living beings. Variation is essential for evolution
Children as they grow, start getting involved in the day to day activities of the family to support their parents. These children go to schools and work in the family in leisure periods. Their household activities are neither harmful nor exploitative.
With the growth of human population, more and more land was cleared for cultivation, housing and cattle rearing. Later, as towns and cities started developing, vast areas of land were started to be consumed in making roads, rail tracks, bridges, buildings, markets, trade centres, Educational and Research Centres, hospitals, railway junctions, etc.
An association of all the plants at a particular place is called a Plant Community and the association of all the animals at the same place is called an Animal Community. Both the plant and animal communities inhabit a particular place living completely merged and interacting among them. Members of a community not only interact with the members of other communities, they interact with the members of their community and with the physical environment around them, as well.
Most animals of the same kind have same body parts. But their body parts differ in size, shape, colour and functions.
