Physiology of digestion
Physiology of digestion Digestion: Digestion is the process of gradual break down of foods that we eat in a soluble form suitable for absorption. For […]
Zoology
Salivary gland
Salivary gland The human salivary gland is an exocrine gland. The salivary gland includes- the paired parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands. The major function of […]
Branches of Biology
Branches of Biology Some important branches of biology are given below: A Anatomy: Study of internal structure Anthropology: Study of Human beings Arthrology: Study of […]
Blood: composition, properties and functions
Blood: composition, properties and functions Blood is a liquid connective tissue that contains cellular elements (blood cells) and fluid matrix (plasma). Blood helps in the […]
Phylum Chordata characteristics
Characteristics of Phylum Chordata (Noton; back and chorda; cord). Kingdom: Animalia Presence of a notochord They are backboned animals (vertebrates), Most of the living chordates […]
Difference between Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish) and Osteichthyes (bony fish)
Characteristics Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous fish) Osteichthyes (Bony fish) Habitat Mainly marine Marine as well as freshwater Symmetry Usually dorsoventrally flattened Usually bilateral […]
Difference between Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic translation
Difference between Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic translation Translation Prokaryotes Eukaryotes Initiation factor Three (IF3, IF2, IF1) Nine (eIF4F complex; eIF4E, eIF4G,eIF4A) Ribosome 30S and 50S 40S […]
Migration in fishes
Fishes migration In ecology, it is an animal behaviour of mass movement of animals from one place to another. The purposes for migration varies accordingly […]
Phylum Mollusca: General Characteristics and Classification
General Characteristics of Phylum Mollusca (Mollis or molluscs: soft) Kingdom: Animalia Habitat: Mostly aquatic and few are terrestrial Body is soft without segmentation Grade of […]
Phylum Echinodermata General Characteristics and Classification
General characteristics of Phylum Echinodermata (Echinos: Spines; derma: Skin) Kingdom: Animalia Habitat: These are exclusively marine Grade of organization: organ system grade Germ layer: triploblastic […]