What is evolution?

Evolution is the process by which populations of living organisms change over time. This change is due to the accumulation of genetic changes, or mutations, in the population. Mutations can be beneficial, harmful, or neutral. Beneficial mutations are more likely to be passed on to offspring, and over time, the population will evolve to have … Read more

What is Genetics?

Genetics is the study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity in organisms. It is an important branch of biology because heredity is vital to organisms’ evolution. Gregor Mendel, a Moravian Augustinian friar working in the 19th century in Brno, was the first to study genetics scientifically. Mendel studied “trait inheritance”, patterns in the way traits … Read more

System of Binomial Nomenclature.

The language of the scientific naming of an organism would be Latin. Every scientific name should have two parts and the genus name always comes first followed by the species name. At the time of printing of a scientific name, it should be done with Italic type. Rice- Oryza sativa,  Katla fish- Catla catla, for … Read more

Why complex tissue is called conducting tissue?

Tissues that are composed of different types of cells are known as complex tissue. Usually, complex tissue is composed of xylem and phloem tissue. Xylem is composed of tracheid, vessel, xylem parenchyma, and xylem fiber cell. Xylem and phloem both do transportation function in plants and this is why complex tissue is known as conducting … Read more