Root and stem of plants have one kind of lateral meristematic tissue that resides parallel to the branches of the plant. For example – cork cambium, interfascicular cambium, and vascular cambium, etc. These tissues are mainly part of secondary meristematic tissue. Mitosis cell division takes place in these regions and hence the width of the … Read more
Nucleolus is the spherical object attached to chromosomes in the nucleoplasm of the nucleolus.
Mitochondria play an important role in living cells. It produces and regulates the energy required for all the vital activities of the organism. Energy is essential for keeping every process in action within the living body. This energy is produced during respiration. So, respiration plays a great role to keep the vital process active by … Read more
Water named the ‘fluid of life.’ We know that no animal can live without water. Again, the physical basis of life is the protoplasm, where water comprises 90% of its total weight. This is why water is named ‘fluid of life’.
Cytokinesis is the physical process of cell division, which divides the cytoplasm of a parental cell into two daughter cells.
Two functions of Golgi body are given below- It is involved in the secretion of some hormones and other substances in a living cell. It also plays important role in many metabolic activities.
A toxic nodular goiter (TNG) is a thyroid gland that contains autonomously functioning thyroid nodules, resulting in hyperthyroidism.
BMI stands for Body Mass Index. BMI is a person’s weight in kilograms (kg) divided by his or her height in meters squared.