Insectivorous Plants These plants are specialized in trapping insects and are popularly known as insectivorous plants. They are very different from normal plants in their mode of nutrition. They, however, never prey upon humans or large animals. Insectivorous plants can broadly be divided into active and passive types based on their method of trapping their prey. … [Read more...]

Biotechnology, Genetic Engineering, Cloning, Recombinant DNA, Cloning Vectors, Competent Host, Biotechnology And Its Applications in Medicine & Agriculture. Source | Credits | Picture Credits: NCERT General Science Basics: Nucleic acids – DNA and RNA | Recombinant DNA Biotechnology Biotechnology deals with techniques of using live organisms or enzymes … [Read more...]

Sexual Reproduction - Human Reproductive System, Male and Female Reproductive System, Gametogenesis, Menstrual Cycle, Fertilisation. Source | Credits | Picture Credits: NCERT General Science Reproduction In Animals There are two modes by which animals reproduce. These are: Sexual reproduction, and Asexual reproduction. There are many organisms which do … [Read more...]

Phylum - Chordata - Division In Vertebrata: Cyclostomata, Pisces, Chondrichthyes, Osteichthyes, Amphibia, Amphibia, Reptilia, Aves, Mammalia. Source | Credits | Picture Credits: NCERT General Science Phylum - Chordata Animals belonging to phylum Chordata are fundamentally characterised by the presence of a notochord, a dorsal hollow nerve cord and paired pharyngeal … [Read more...]

Classification of Animal Kingdom - Porifera, Coelenterata, Platyhelminthes, Aschelminthes, Annelida, Arthropoda, Mollusca, Echinodermata, Chordata.] Source | Credits | Picture Credits: NCERT General Science Basis for Animal Kingdom Classification Classification of Animal Kingdom is based on various fundamental features like - Levels of Organisation, Symmetry, … [Read more...]