Comparisons

What Are Ruminant Animals? Ruminants also referred to as ‘’polygastrics’’ are herbivores with a complex (four-part stomach) which allow them to chew food more than once. Parts of their stomach structure include, Rumen, Reticulum, Omasum and abomasums. The rumen and the reticulum are connected and work in concert and are therefore sometimes referred to as … Read more

What Does Stomata Mean? Stomate also referred to as Stoma, plural stomata or stomas , are any of the microscopic openings or pores in the epidermis  of leaves and young stems. The Stomata are generally more numerous on the underside of leaves. They provide for the exchange of gases between the outside air and the … Read more

What Is Springwood? In the spring season, cambium is very active and produces a large number of xylem elements having vessels with wider cavities. It produces a large number of xylem elements. This xylem contains bigger and several pores which are regularly xylem vessels with wider opening and lumens. The lumens are having fewer fibers … Read more

What Is Xylem? Xylem is a vascular tissue in plants that transport water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant and also provides physical support. Xylem is found in all vascular plants including the seedless club mosses, ferns, horsetails as well as all gymnosperms (flowering plants) and gymnosperms (plants with … Read more

What Is An Aldose Sugar? Aldoses are a type of monosaccharide that contains an aldehyde group on its carbon skeleton. Generally, an Aldose contains an aldehyde with two or more hydroxyl groups attached; one of the hydroxyl groups is at the end opposite to the aldehyde. The aldehyde group is a reactive chemical group denoted … Read more

What Are Reducing Sugars? Reducing sugars are types of sugars/carbohydrates that have ability of being oxidized and cause the reduction of other substances without having to be hydrolyzed. The aldehyde functional group allows the sugar to act as a reducing agent. The presence of reducing sugars is determined chemically by test methods such as dinitrosallicillic … Read more

Monocot & Dicot Seeds Seeds are an integral part of sexual reproduction in plants. Seeds are generally formed as the end product of sexual reproduction in plants and are exclusively found in angiosperms and gymnosperms.  Monocot and dicot seeds develop in different ways, but both contain seeds with a seed coat, cotyledons, endosperm and a … Read more

Sprite Sprite is a colorless, lemon and lime-flavored soft drink introduced by Coca-cola Company in 1961-more than 50 years ago in response to the popularity of 7UP. It was first developed in West Germany in 1959 as Fanta Klare Zitrone. Today, it is the world’s leading lemon-lime flavored soda and the third best-selling soft drink … Read more

Wet Lab (Liquid/Water Based Experiment Lab) Wet labs also referred to as liquid based laboratories are laboratories where different type of components are tested and analyzed using liquid. These types of labs handle a range of biological specimens, chemicals, drugs and other types of matter for use in experiments. Some of the tools, equipments and … Read more

What Are Monocarpic Plants? Monocarpic plants are the plants that flower once in their whole life time and after flowering, they produce fruits and die. Typically, most Monocarpic plants are annual plants; however, these plants may live several years before flowering. Some Monocarpic plants can be kept alive if the flowers are removed as soon … Read more