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Organ

Definition Of Organ An organ is a collection of tissues that carries out a function or set of related ones. An organ often... Read More

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Sense Organs in Insects

By Sachin ChorgeArticle submitted on January 2008 Article accepted on February 2008 Senses are the... Read More

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Homology

In biology, homology refers to similarities caused by shared ancestry between two structures or genes from distinct species.... Read More

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Parasitism

Organisms depend on different sources of food to survive. Larger organisms like plants make their own food (autotrophs) and... Read More

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Analogous structures

Analogous Structures Definition In evolutionary biology, analogous structures are biological structures having similar or... Read More

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Plant

Plant Definition A plant refers to any of the eukaryotic organisms of the biological kingdom Plantae, characterized by... Read More

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Animal

Animal Definition An animal (plural: animals) refers to any of the eukaryotic multicellular organisms of the biological... Read More

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Kingdom Animalia

Kingdom Animalia Definition Each person can say that they know of or can name at least one animal. However, do people know... Read More

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Embryology

Embryology Definition Embryology is a branch of biology that deals with the topics concerning gamete formation... Read More

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Predation

In ecology, predation is a mechanism of population control. Thus, when the number of predators is scarce the number of... Read More

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Eukaryote

Eukaryote refers to any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cell contains a distinct, membrane-bound... Read More

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Zoology

Zoology Definition Zoology is an ever-evolving branch of Biology dealing with the members of the Kingdom Animalia. It... Read More

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Insecta

Insecta 1. (Science: zoology) One of the classes of arthropoda, including those that have one pair of antennae, three pairs... Read More

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Natural selection

Natural Selection Definition What is natural selection in biology? Natural selection is defined as a process in nature... Read More

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Y chromosome

Y chromosome Definition The Y chromosome constitutes one member of the pair of sex chromosomes within an organism, a common... Read More

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Pheromone

Pheromone Definition A pheromone is a chemical released by an organism and serves as a behavior-modifying agent. It means... Read More

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Mitosis

Mitosis Definition What is mitosis? In biology, mitosis refers to the cellular process where a single cell divides... Read More