Animal Body- Parts and Sense Organs
Most animals of the same kind have same body parts. But their body parts differ in size, shape, color and functions. They have different types of sense organs as well.
sense organs
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Control and Coordination-Biology for Class x
Such bio-chemical and physiological management of body through which body activities remain in control while keeping up adjustments with different body organs
Tulsi- the Immunomodulator Herb
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
Habitat Destruction
Nearly half of the planet’s plant and animal species live in Rainforests. Less than 2.5 billion acres of Tropical Forest have remained out of four billion acres on the Earth within a few hundred years.
Types of technology
There are many different types of technologies or technological models- such as Low-tech, Hi-tech, alternative, intermediate, appropriate, blended, hard, and soft technologies.
How do Organisms Escape – Adverse Conditions ?
Abrupt changes in environment often do not give time to an organism to get ready and to face the challenges. As such the organism can survive only when it has sufficient abilities to tolerate these changes.
Diversity of leaves and Leaf-fall
Though there are two basic types of leaves of monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous plants, we observe immense diversities in their arrangements, sizes, and shapes.
Some leaves are very short, as short as they cannot be seen through naked eyes where as there are big broad leaves that can form many umbrellas for small children.
Aadya Links Relations
Aadya a three years girl lives with her Nani, Nanoo, and Mom in a flat of a big apartment. Her mother is a Senior Secondary teacher and her father is a scientist in IIT, Mumbai.
Underlying Causes of Loss of Biodiversity
Varieties of Biological Resources are in international demand today. To meet this international demand, illegal smuggling of these resources is done through illegal routes. Some species of plants and animals have been threatened, rare, endangered or critically endangered due to such practices. Several valuable species of plants and animals have become extinct due to these activities. The international trade in animal body parts is increasing rather rapidly due to their high prices in the international markets. Where possible, the trade of whole animals is also in full swing.
HEC to make Wind Turbines
The Heavy Engineering Corporation (HEC), Ranchi, Jharkhand has decided to make turbine for generating electricity from the Wind Energy. For this HEC has decided to take technology from the Sky Wind, a company of Germany.
How do Organisms get Their Food?
Mode of nutrition through which an organism depends on other organisms for food due to its inability to synthesise food is called as heterotrophic nutrition.
