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 … [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 … [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 … [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 … [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 … [Read more...]

Sexual and Asexual Reproduction in Plants – Asexual Reproduction: Vegetative Propagation, Budding, Spores – Sexual Reproduction: Unisexual, Bisexual. Source | Credits | Picture Credits: NCERT General Science Modes Of Reproduction in Plants There are several ways by which plants produce their offspring. These … [Read more...]

Nutrition in Plants - Photosynthesis, Saprotrophs, Symbiosis, Parasites, Macronutrients - Micronutrients in Plants, Nitrogen Cycle, Nitrogen Fixation. Source | Credits | Picture Credits: NCERT General Science Nutrition in Plants Nutrition is the mode of taking food by an organism and its utilization by the … [Read more...]

Plant Tissue - Meristematic Tissue, Permanent Tissue - Simple Permanent Tissue: Parenchyma, Chlorenchyma. Complex Permanent Tissue: Xylem, Phloem. Source | Credits | Picture Credits: NCERT General Science Plant Tissues Plants are stationary or fixed – they don’t move. Most of the tissues they have are … [Read more...]

Kingdom Plantae – Phanerogams – Plants with Seeds: Gymnosperms, Angiosperms: Monocots and Dicots or Dicotyledon and Monocotyledon. Source | Credits | Picture Credits: NCERT General Science Phanerogams – Plants with Seeds Plants with well differentiated reproductive tissues that ultimately make seeds are … [Read more...]

Plantae - Plant Kingdom, Algae – Thallophytes: Green Algae, Brown Algae, Red Algae, Uses of algae, Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, Cryptogamae. Source | Credits | Picture Credits: NCERT General Science Plantae Classification among plants depends on whether the plant body has well differentiated, distinct … [Read more...]

Plant Parts – Root, Stem, Leaf, Transpiration, Respiration in Plants, Flower, Androecium, Gynoecium, Fruit, Transport Of Water And Minerals In Plants. Source | Credits | Picture Credits: NCERT General Science Plant Parts and Their Functions – Structural Organization in Plants The Root The main functions of … [Read more...]

Biological Classification – Kingdom Monera, Kingdom Protista, Kingdom Fungi, Kingdom Plantae, Kingdom Animalia, Viruses, Viroids and Lichens. Source | Credits | Picture Credits: NCERT General Science Biological Classification of Plants and Animals Biological classification of plants and animals was first … [Read more...]

Biological Classification: Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia, Viruses, Viroids, Lichens. Biodiversity, Classification, Taxonomic Categories. Source | Credits | Picture Credits: NCERT General Science Biodiversity Classification of life forms will be closely related to their evolution. Charles Darwin … [Read more...]

Origin of Life on Earth - Evolution of Life on Earth - Adaptive Radiation - Biological  Evolution - Origin and Evolution of Man – Timeline of Evolution. Source | Credits | Picture Credits: NCERT General Science Origin Of Life on Earth The universe is very old - almost 13 billion years old. Huge clusters of … [Read more...]

Human Excretory System – Kidneys, Urine Formation, Tubules: Proximal Convoluted Tubule (PCT), Henle’s Loop, Distal Convoluted Tubule (DCT), Collecting Duct. Source | Credits | Picture Credits: NCERT Science Textbooks Class 6-12 Excretory System When our cells perform their functions, certain waste products are … [Read more...]

Circulatory System – Human Circulatory System: Heart, Heartbeat, Cardiac Cycle, Electrocardiograph (ECG), Double Circulation, Disorders of Circulatory System. Circulatory System The English physician, William Harvey (A.D.1578–1657), discovered the circulation of blood. The circulatory patterns are of two types … [Read more...]

Blood – Blood Vessels, Body Fluids and Circulation: Plasma, Formed Elements: Red Blood Cells (RBC), White Blood Cells (WBC), Platelets, Coagulation of Blood, Blood Groups. Blood It transports substances like digested food from the small intestine to the other parts of the body. It carries oxygen from the lungs to … [Read more...]

Acute and Chronic Diseases, Communicable Diseases, Organ-Specific Diseases, Principles of Treatment, Principles of Prevention, Diseases in Indian Children. Some important concepts related to diseases from previous posts: Vitamins and Minerals – Deficiency Diseases Sex Determination | Genetic Disorders … [Read more...]

Drugs and Alcohol Abuse - Effects of Drug/Alcohol Abuse - Prevention and Control. Drugs and Alcohol Abuse The drugs, which are commonly abused are opioids, cannabinoids and coca alkaloids. Majority of these are obtained from flowering plants. Some are obtained from fungi. Opioids are the drugs, which bind … [Read more...]

Cancer - Types of Tumors, Causes of Cancer, Cancer Detection and Diagnosis and Treatment of cancer. Cancer Cancer is one of the most dreaded diseases of human beings and is a major cause of death all over the globe. More than a million Indians suffer from cancer and a large number of them die from it … [Read more...]