Processes of Life
INTRODUCTION: LIVING BEING All those processes that maintain the body of an organism collectively are called as life processes. These processes prRead More…
Category: Biology
Impact of Human Population Growth
The impact of population growth can be grouped into two broad categories- Social Impacts and Ecological impacts. Social Impacts of Population GrowRead More…
How does energy flow through an ecosystem?
Energy is the basis of the whole biosphere. Both the living beings and the non-livings contain energy. That energy is hidden in between atoms and Read More…
How to manage our Natural Resources
Human activities have never been friendly to environment. The remains of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa signify that the civilization ended due to desertifRead More…
Soil Pollution: Causes and Consequences
Mixing of different types of substances in soil- which affects its natural qualities, and reduces its fertility- is called as soil pollution. Some enRead More…
Marine Pollution and Oil Spills
The Marine Pollution, as defined by the International Oceanographic Commission (IOC) for United Nations Educational and Scientific Commission, is theRead More…
Fossil fuel combustion and effect on ecosystem and human health
Fossil fuels- coal, petroleum and natural gas, are sources of energy and lots of useful substances. They have been and still they are the back bones Read More…
Water Pollution- Sources and Control
Mixing of different solid, liquid or gaseous substances and microorganisms into water, so as to alter its natural qualities is called as water pollutRead More…
Ant Colony and Bee Colony
An ant colony is the basic family unit around which ants organize their lifecycle. Ant colonies are Eusocial which means living in a cooperative gRead More…
Energy from Oceans- Tidal Energy, Wave Energy and Oceanic Thermal Energy
Ocean is a vast natural resource of water. These have also been examined in the search for alternate sources of energy-generation. For example, graviRead More…