Category: Science
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Taxonomy
Taxonomy In biology, taxonomy refers to the scientific study of naming, defining, and classifying groups of biological organisms on the basis of shared characteristics. It is the process of classification based on the external features as well as internal structures, development process, and ecological information of organisms, etc. Classical Taxonomy The concept of classical or…
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Human Digestive System
Human Digestive System Human beings consist of a well-developed digestive system for nutrition. Human nutrition deals with the provision of essential nutrients in food that are necessary to support good health and life. As we all know, good nutrition is essential for physical and mental growth, so it is highly recommended to take care of…
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Transport in Plants
Transport in Plants Plants perform the process of transportation in different ways in both short distance as well as long distances. The long-distance transport occurs mainly through vascular tissues (i.e., xylem, and phloem) and the process is called translocation. Over small distances, materials move through diffusion, cytoplasmic streaming, and active transport. Absorption of water in…
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Cloud Seeding
Cloud Seeding Vincent Schaefer an American chemist and meteorologist discovered the principle of cloud seeding in 1946. It is a type of weather modification technique that improves the ability of clouds to produce rain or snow by introducing tiny ice nuclei into certain types of subfreezing clouds. These nuclei provide a base for snowflakes to…
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Carbon Sink
Carbon Sink Carbon sink is a natural or artificial reservoir that absorbs and stores Carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Why in the news? India has committed in its NDC – to create an additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent through additional forest and tree cover by 2030. The functions…