Fruit – Definition, Types, Example | Biology Ideas
About Fruit
Fruits are a characteristic of flowering plants.
Once pollination and fertilization occur, the ovary of the plant becomes the fruit and the ovules become...
Types of leaves – Plant Morphology | Biology Ideas
Types of leaves
There are mainly two types of leaves as follows,
Simple Leaf
Simple leaves are those in which a single leaf blade or lamina is...
Leaves – Morphology of Leaves | Biology Ideas
The leaf is a dorso-ventrally compressed, lateral appendage of the stem, produced at the nodes.
There are main three parts of the leaf that are...
Source of Carbohydrates | Biology Ideas | Uses and Types
Here are some Source of Carbohydrates we are going to study...
Sugarcane
Botanical name – Saccharum officinarum
Family – Poaceae
Part used – (Cane) stem
Type – Carbohydrate, disaccharide, sucrose
Sucrose- Glucose + Fructose
Sugar is a sweet crystalline substance and...
Carbohydrates | Biology Ideas | Types and Uses
Carbohydrates contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms with the empirical formula Cx H2y Oy or Cx(H2O)y. Hydrogen and oxygen are found in the 2:1...
Classification of Vegetable oil | Biology Ideas | Examples and Types
Classification of vegetable oil
Vegetable oils are classified based on their ability to absorb oxygen from the atmosphere.
They are usually classified into four main groups.
Drying...
Alkaloids | Biology Ideas | Classification and Properties
Introduction about Alkaloids
Alkaloids comprise of a chemically diverse group of natural compounds with pharmaceutical importance.
The term alkaloid is derived from the word...
Plant Resources of Alkaloids | Biology Ideas | Serial wise
Plant Resources used as alkaloids -
Adathoda
Common name – Adulsa, Vasaka
Botanical source – Adhatoda vasica Nees
Family – Acanthaceae
Part Used – Fresh and dried leaves
Type: Alkaloid- Vasicine,...
Oils and Fats | Biology Ideas | Definition and Classification
What are Oils and Fats?
1) Like other necessities of man, oils are also used as one of the main necessities as they are required in...
Uses of Oils and Fats | Biology Ideas | Classifications and Uses
Coconut
Botanical source – Cocos nucifera linn.
Family – Palmae (Arecaceae)
Part used – Fruit (dried solid endosperm)
Type – Fat
Coconut oil is obtained by expression or solvent extraction from the dried...
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Bacterial Flagella, Fimbriae and Pili, Capsule | Biology Ideas
Cell Surface Appendages of Bacterial Flagella (Flagella vs Fimbriae vs Pili of Bacteria). Flagella are long whip-like filamentous structures.
Capsule and Slime layer
Capsule -
Some...
