Search Results for: poison
Arrow poison
Definition noun Any toxin used for making arrow heads, spears, or darts poisonous Supplement Arrow poisons are toxins used... Read More
Dead Man Walking
Dead Man Walking: Wade Davis and the Secret of the Zombie Poison By Patrick D. Hahn Accepted on September 4, 2007 Twenty... Read More
SELFISH GENE – selfish to persist
What is a selfish gene? A selfish gene is not a gene that makes an individual selfish. In fact, it may even be involved in... Read More
Scared to Death
Scared to Death: Self-Willed Death, or the Bone-Pointing Syndrome by Patrick D Hahn Accepted on: September 4,... Read More
Pharmacology
Definition noun The branch in medicine that deals with the study of drugs, especially their action, use, preparation, and... Read More
Effect of Chemicals on Growth & Development in Organisms
Plants Plants require a large number of elements to function properly, mainly carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen, essentially... Read More
Aerial root
Definition noun, plural: aerial roots A type of root that grows from the stem above the ground Supplement Aerial root is a... Read More
Coral polyp
Definition noun, plural: coral polyps (marine biology) An invertebrate species of the class Anthozoa that may live either... Read More
Streptolysin O
Definition noun An oxygen-labile, immunogenic hemolysin produced by or derived from some strains of... Read More
Chemokinesis
Definition noun A behavioral response of a cell or an organism to a soluble chemical that leads to random or directionally... Read More
Chemotaxis
Definition noun The directional movement of an organism or a living motile cell in response to certain diffusible chemicals... Read More
Haemolysis
Definition noun The lysis or the breaking open of red blood cell (erythrocyte) causing the release of hemoglobin into the... Read More
Physiological adaptation
If we look over evolutionary history, we find that it’s neither the most genius and intelligent nor the strongest and the... Read More
Alimentary canal
Definition of Alimentary canal What is the alimentary canal? The alimentary canal is a muscular hollow continuous tubular... Read More
Cyanobacteria
Cyanobacteria Definition Cyanobacteria is a group of photosynthetic bacteria widely distributed in various aquatic habitats... Read More
Commensalism
Commensalism Definition What is commensalism? Literally, commensalism is a Latin word that means ‘to eat at the same... Read More
Unusual Plants
By Regina Bailey Plants are amazing organisms. They are able to create their own food through photosynthesis, and provide... Read More