Biology Facts 1-The sailfish can swim at the speed of 109 km/h, making it the fastest swimmer. 2-Oysters change from male to female gender several times during their lifespan. 3-The Sea Horse is the slowest fish, drifting at approximately 0.016 km/h. 4-The heaviest fish ever caught was the Ocean Sunfish. It weighed 4,928 lbs. 5-Porpoises … Read more
Biology Facts 1- Moulds, yeasts and mushrooms are types of fungus. 2-Born on July 5th 1996, Dolly the sheep was the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell. 3-When the DNA of an organism changes and results in a new trait (characteristic) it is known as mutation. 4-Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is the … Read more
Biology Pancreas Pancreas is a composite gland. It acts as both exocrine and endocrine gland. The endocrine pancreas consists of ‘Islets of Langerhans’. There are about 1 to 2 million Islets of Langerhans in a normal human pancreas representing only 1 to 2 per cent of the pancreatic tissue. In the Islet of Langerhans, two … Read more
Biology 1- Lipase converts fats into Fatty acids and glycerol 2-The vitamin which is considered to be a hormone is Vitamin D 3-The blind sac arising from the caecum which acts as a vestigial organ is Appendix 4-The daily intake of proteins for a moderately active woman is 45 gm 5- Pernicious anemia results in … Read more
Plants and their botanical names : —– CEREALS Rice – Oryza sativa Maize – Zea Mays Wheat – Triticum aestivum, Triticum durum MILLETS Bajra – Pennisetum typhoides Jower – Sorghum Vulgare Ragi – Eleusine coracana PULSES Red gram – Cajanus cajan Gram – Cicer aietenum Green gram- Phaseolus aureus Black gram- Phaseolus mungo EDIBLE OILS … Read more
Biology -Important Terms 1- Amoeba: It is a unicellular fresh water organism, it is a simple Protozoan and has no definite shape. 2-Cirrhosis: It is a progressively inflammation disease of the live in which the liver cells are destroyed. 3-Carcinogen: Any substance or agent capable of causing cancer. 4-Bile: It is a secretion the liver … Read more
Human Brain Facts The typical brain is about 2% of a body’s weight but uses 20% of its total energy and oxygen intake. The average adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,361 grams). 25% of the body’s cholesterol resides within the brain. Cholesterol is an integral part of every brain cell. Without adequate cholesterol, … Read more
Liver Facts The liver is the largest internal and most metabolically complex organ in humans. As one of the body’s largest internal organs, the liver affects nearly every physiological process of the body and performs over 500 different chemical functions. Its weight is around 1.36 kilograms and is reddish-brown in color. It’s the second largest … Read more