An akinete is a thick-walled dormant cell derived from the enlargement of a vegetative cell.1 It serves as a survival structure. It is a resting cell of cyanobacteria and unicellular and filamentous green algae.2 Under magnification, akinetes appear thick walled with granular-looking cytoplasms...
The hominid family diversified from the apes around 6 to 8 million years ago. Since then, the evolutionary path has prov..
Plant cells have plastids essential in photosynthesis. They also have an additional layer called cell wall on their cell..
This tutorial elaborates on how the nervous system works, particularly at the tissue level of the brain. There are three..
Plantlife can be studied at a variety of levels, from the molecular, genetic and biochemical level through organelles, c..
Plants, like animals, produce hormones to regulate plant activities, including growth. They need these hormones to respo..
Stems primarily provide plants structural support. This tutorial includes lectures on the external form of a woody twig ..
