The inland water bodies consist of small aquariums to nursery ponds, canals, beels, haor, baors (oxbow-lake), rivers, streams, flooded lands, etc. These are called freshwater basins. The more diverse fish types are found in these water bodies. The shape, nature, feeding habits, color, etc. vary from species to species. Their cultivation system is also different. … Read more
Every day we eat food to live. Food is any substance that is consumed by animals to produce energy and aids in the body’s nutrition and growth. It is the animal or plant origin that contains proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals. These components are known as essential nutrients. The nutrients are taken by the … Read more
G. Evylen Hutchinson and Raymond Lindeman first discovered the ecological pyramid. They graphically presented the definite relationship between the various forms of organisms such as producers and consumers at different trophic levels and made the graphical presentation which looks like a pyramid. In this case, the producers make up the base and the successive level … Read more
The adrenal gland is one kind of endocrine gland, which is also known as a suprarenal gland. It is two in number that is placed on the upper pole of each kidney at the level of 1st lumbar vertebra. The right adrenal gland of humans is pyramidal in shape, while the left adrenal gland is … Read more
Glycolysis is the metabolic pathway where one molecule of glucose (C6H12O6) converts into pyruvic acid with the help of enzyme. Glycolysis occurs in the cytoplasm of the cell during both anaerobic and aerobic respiration. It is also known as EMP pathway i.e., Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas pathway named after German Biochemists Gustav Embden, Otto Meyerhof, and Jakub Karol … Read more
Respiration is basically an energy releasing and supplying process. It held in each cell of the plant. Its primary stages take place in the cytoplasm and secondary stages in mitochondria. Actually respiration is the set of the metabolic reactions and processes that take place in the cells of organisms to convert kinetic energy from nutrients … Read more