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explain pea plants in geneticspea plants in pea plants sperm are located in the pollen grains produced by the anthers of the flower eggs are
what is genetic recombination and evolution variation among the offspring of living organisms results from genetic recombination through sexual
explain sexual reproduction in most higher organisms replication occurs by sexual reproduction sexual reproduction begins with a process called
what is chromosomes the terminology used to describe dna replication may sometimes be confusing originally the term chromosome referred to the
what is cytokinesis in cell reproductioncytokinesis mitosis is usually followed by cytokinesis the division of the cytoplasm and cell membrane
what is mitosismitosis is a process whereby a cell that is preparing to divide separates the duplicated pairs of chromosomes from each other so that
what is binary fission in cell reproductioncell division takes place in prokaryotic cells by binary fission also called prokaryotic fission in
what is asexual reproductionasexual reproduction occurs in prokaryotes through the process of binary fissionprimitive eukaryotes and plants also
explain the types of cell reproduction one of the major characteristics of living organisms is their ability to grow and reproduce this is
explain alternate photosynthetic pathwaysan alternate photosynthetic pathway is the c4 pathway where plants incorporate carbon into four-carbon
what is calvin cyclethe dark reactions of photosynthesis are also known as the calvin cycle this process synthesizes glucose molecules using carbon
what is photosynthesis photosynthesis is the method by which plants trap radiant energy from the sun and convert the energy into a biochemical form
explain light in cell metabolismenergy for almost all organisms on earth is derived directly or indirectly from light energy produced by the sun
what is fermentation fermentation is a process used by anaerobic organisms and certain cells of aerobic organisms such as muscle cells deprived of
explain in details aerobic respiration the pyruvate produced in glycolysis is further broken down in most organisms this process called aerobic
what is glycolysis in cell metabolismglycolysis is the process that breaks down glucose into pyruvate and energy glycolysis does not require the
what is cellular respirationcellular respiration the most important of the metabolic processes cellular respiration provides energy for most
explain what is enzymesenzymes are organic substances that speed up or catalyze a chemical reaction at a given temperature molecules have varying
what is metabolism metabolism is usually defined as the sum of the chemical processes required to sustain life these processes called metabolic
what is intercellular communication explain brieflyboth plant and animal cells have developed means of communication between cells in animals
what is plastidsthe most obvious difference between plant cells and other eukaryotic cells is that cells of most plants contain unique organelles
explain the structure of intermediate filamentsintermediate filaments about 8 to 10 nm in diameter are so named because they are intermediate in size
explain the term microfilaments microfilaments are fine fibrils only 7 nm in diameter composed of a protein called actin actin is one of the two
explain the term intracellular filamentsintracellular filaments the cell contains fibrous proteins which serve to give the cell its shape and
what is lysosomeslysosomes animal and fungal cells contain membrane-bound organelles called lysosomes which are filled with digestive