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Chlorophyll
Why are most plants green? Have you ever had the same question? Perhaps, you’ve been told that the plants are green... Read More
Still Freshwater & Plants
Plants in the freshwater community provide a means of food for herbivores and harness new energy into the community as a... Read More
DNA Structure & DNA Replication
Previous pages in this tutorial have described the basics of a cell, the energy required by these cells and how energy is... Read More
Arthropods
There are over two million species of arthropods, who initially arrived on Earth in the middle of the Cambrian period.... Read More
Cell Respiration
As mentioned in the previous tutorial on ATP, the process of respiration is split into 3 distinct areas that occur at... Read More
Pollution in Freshwater Ecosystems
As with all ecosystems, the existence and operations of human society inevitably have an effect on the way of life in a... Read More
Freshwater Communities & Plankton
Plankton are microscopic organisms that live suspended in the water environment and form a very important part of the... Read More
Lotic Communities & Algae
In general, the diversity of plant species in a lotic community is small compared to that of a still water (lentic)... Read More
The Dinosaurs
Everyone has heard about the dinosaurs. No doubt one of the reasons why is because of their size, another being the fact... Read More
Trophic level
In ecology, a trophic level pertains to a position in a food chain or ecological pyramid occupied by a group of organisms... Read More
Origins of Life on Earth
Although Earth was created around 4.5 billion years ago, life began to exist not long after. Due to the huge timescales... Read More
Biotic factor
Biotic Factor Definition A biotic factor is the living component in an ecosystem. The term "biotic" means "of or related... Read More
Cell theory
What Is Cell Theory? Biological cell theory explains the idea of organismal constitution, structure, and function. It... Read More
Chemiosmosis
Chemiosmosis Definition What is chemiosmosis? In biology, chemiosmosis refers to the process of moving ions (e.g. protons)... Read More
Fermentation
Fermentation Definition What is fermentation? Fermentation is the breaking down of sugar molecules into simpler compounds... Read More
Characteristic
Characteristics Definition We can define characteristics as qualities or features that describe the distinctive nature or... Read More