How much energy is lost by primary producers as respiration in thisecosystem? How much is lost as respiration by the insect population?

Q: What is direct development? Is there a larval stage in planarias?

A: Animal development starts with a fertilization of egg and it undergoes two types of development,…

Q: Mention any two types of vegetative reproduction in Selaginella.

A: Step 1 Selaginella (Club Moss, Spike Moss) is a large genus of lycophytes with some 800 species…

Q: Give short note on cycadospida.

A: The gymnosperms are a group of seed-producing plants, which produce seeds that are not contained…

Q: Describe the following: 1.) Lophophore 2.) Zoecium 3.) Zooid 4.) Polypide 5.) Statoblast

A: 1) Lophophore is a

Q: Describe the habit and habitat required for Funaria.

A: Funaria is a genus of 210 species and the most common species is funaria hygrometrica. This species…

Q: Describe in brief morphological nature of the rhizophore of Selaginella.

A: Ans: Rhizophore: The rhizophore are influenced by root secretions as well as soil microbiome.

Q: Desceibe the primary damage of the suborder auchenorrhyncha of a named crop

A: Auchenorrhyncha is the suborder of the order Hemiptera, which includes insects like leaf-hoppers,…

Q: What is unusual about the oocysts of Cryptosporidium thatfacilitates its transmission by a water…

A: Cryptosporidium parvum is responsible for infecting warm-blooded animals particularly cattle.…

Q: importance of the species Ginkgo biloba to humans?

A: Ginkgo biloba is also known as maidenhair and it is the native plant of china. It belongs to…

Q: Give the modes of sexual reproduction of algae.

A: Algae are the diverse aquatic organisms that produce oxygen by photosynthesis. These organisms are…

Q: What is the advantage of reproduction though spores in the case of Rhizopus?

A: Rhizopus is the common black mold that is found growing on stale bread. It is a filamentous fungus…

Q: Draw the structre of pneumetophore in rhizophora?

A: Mangroves are small trees or shrubs that are found in the saline region of coastal areas or brackish…

Q: Why are termites essential members of communities in nature? How do they alter habitats?

A: Termites are eusocial insects, which are believed to have evolved from cockroaches. They are also…

Q: What is the economic importance of hornh and stony corals?

A: Cnidarians are mostly marine animals that capture prey with tentacles and stinging cnidocytes. They…

Q: What form of competition was occurring in this paramecium example?

A: Answer:  COMPETITIVE EXCLUSION = This is the competition between two species (interspecific) to live…

Q: Where would you find phoronids in marine ecosystems

A: Phylum Phoronida possess around 20 species of animals that are small and look like worms.  These are…

Q: What factors stabilize the presence of a secondary insectsymbiont?

A: Secondary Symbionts are transferred from mother to off-springs vertically and therefore the…

Q: Diplomonads have neither mitochondria nor hydrogenosomes. All ATP is produced in their cytoplasm.…

A: Diplomonads are anaerobic multi-flagellated eukaryotes that are mostly parasitic. They do not have…

Q: Why does Genus entamoeba called true amoeba?

A: Introduction Entamoeba:- It is a tiny protozoan parasite of man and animals, Entamoeba is a genus of…

Q: Explain in detail Structure reproduction and life cycle of agaricus.

A: Introduction :- Agaricus, popularly known as mushroom, is an edible fungus. It's a saprophytic…

Q: Where would you find phoronids in marine ecosystems? What role do they play in the food web?

A: The branch of biology that deals with the relationship among various living organisms and with their…

Q: What are modes of reproduction in brown algae?

A: The members of the class Phaeophyceae are called as brown algae. It is the class of about 1500…

Q: Are tube feet visible in Ophioderma?

A: Slender arms demarcated from central disk. Thick ossicles with attached musculature. Ossicles may…

Q: Name three kinds of amebas, and describe their habitats.

A: Amoeba are unicellular organisms that belong to Amoeboid family. The size of the amoeba ranges…

Q: saccharomyces, hydra, and paramecium

A: Hydra  is a genus of small, freshwater organisms of the phylum Cnidaria and class Hydrozoa. They are…

Q: Why is the ameoba mostly moving in a straight line? Why does the amoeba speed up and slow down?

A: Amoebae are eukaryotes whose bodies most often consist of a single cell. Amoeba moves with the help…

Q: Why are calotropis plants not browsed by herbivores?

A: Calotropis or giant milkweed plant is a poisonous plant. It belongs to the family Asclepiadaceae.

Q: Whch Euglenoid species that have chlorophyll?

A: The euglena belongs to the kingdom Protista. Euglena is a genus of eukaryotes that are single…

Q: how amoeba obtain nutrition?

A: Living organisms are classified into kingdoms based on the common anatomical and physiological…

Q: Describe the structure and feeding of free-living amoebas.

A: Amoeba is a unicellular eukaryotic organism.

Q: What are the importance of trematodes/flukes in ecology?

A: * Trematoda is class belongs to phylum Platyhelminthes with including two groups of parasitic…

Q: Describe in detail, the primary damage of the suborder auchenorrhycha named crop seedling

A: The suborder Auchenorrhyncha belongs to the order Hemiptera. It includes treehoppers, spittlebugs,…

Q: arisons to Chlamydo

A: Spirogyra is also known as water silk and is green algae. These are studied under the domain of…

Q: Briefly explain the asexual and sexual mode of reproduction in red algae.

A: Introduction  The group of red algae known as Rhodophyta is one of the oldest eukaryotic algae…

Q: hich insects, a pigment called luciferin is found?

A: "Luciferin" got its name from the Latin word "lucifer" (meaning "light-bearing"), that is…

Q: Based on the text and the photos below, draw a labelled diagram of the life cycle of Obelia…

A: Obelia during her life cycle takes two forms: polyp and jellyfish. The first form is diploblastic,…

Q: How does Blue Hubbard Squash help beneficial insects and help reduce pesticide use?

A: Conventional pest management against cucumber beetles (members of two genera of beetles, Diabrotica…

Q: Of what stage of a leaf miner is destructive to cucurbits? What significant symptom does it shows?

A: Leaf miners  They are the insect which feeds on the leaf. Some examples of leaf miners are, moth,…

Q: Describe in details the primary damage of the suborder Auchenorrhycha to a named crop seedling

A: Auchenorrhyncha is the suborder of the order Hemiptera, which includes insects like leaf-hoppers,…

Q: What is the oxygen requirement of Pseudo-nitzschia australis? And is it Aerobic or Anaerobic?

A: Aerobes and anaerobes An organism is said to be aerobic if it requires oxygen for its survival, and…

Q: what do phytophagous insects feed on?

A: Insects belongs to phylum Arthropoda.  Members are invertebrate and bear joined appendages.  Body is…

Q: In what environments might you expect to find species ofThaumarchaeota?

A: Thaumarchaeota is the phylum of archaea.

Q: Where noctiluca occur?

A: Dinoflagellate is a member of the kingdom Protista and gonyaulax is a known member. This red…

Q: Euglena  Describe the biology of the species, especially its mode of nutrition, reproduction, and…

A: Euglena is a single-celled freshwater organism with a flagellum. It is green in color. They belong…

Q: How does N. attenuata attract its insect allies?

A: The animals and flowering plants partnerships are common in the natural world. Plants generally…

Q: Outline the life cycle of a Rhizopus species

A: Rhizopus species falls under the genus called Rhizopus which ultimately belongs to the class…

Q: Give the common name of the following: answer 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10. 1. Fasciola gigantica 2.…

A: A name of any type of species which is generally used by people and is not common for every person…

Q: Chysophyta under phylum chromista according to the 6 kingdom system of classification Explain and…

A: Chrysophytes : The Chrysophyceae, Often Known As Chrysophytes, Chrysomonads, Golden-brown Algae, Or…

Q: What are these? Do they photosynthesize? How can you tell these apart from the above organisms?

A: According to Robert Whittaker ,Organisms are classified on basis of similarities and dissimilarities…

Modes of Nutrition

It is a biological process of providing or obtaining food that is necessary for growth and health. It includes many physiological processes - absorption, ingestion, assimilation, catabolism, excretion, etc. In biology, the science that deals with nutrition's physiological and chemical processes are called "nutritional science."