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What is Phycology

Posted by admin on 21st July 2010

Phycology (or algology), a part of botany, is the study of algae. Algae are important as plants in aquatic ecosystems. Most algae are eukaryotic, photosynthetic organisms that live in a wet environment. They are different from the higher plants by a lack of “normal” roots, stems or leaves. Many types have one cell and are very small or microscopic (including plankton and other algae); many others are have many cells, some of these being very big, like seaweeds such as kelp and Sargassum.

Phycology is also the study of prokaryotic forms known as blue-green algae or cyanobacteria. Some microscopic algae are also in Lichens.

A phycologist is a person who studies phycology.

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What is Malacology?

Posted by admin on 21st July 2010

Malacology is the study of mollusks. These animals include snails, slugs, clams, mussels, octopus, squid, and many other kinds of animals without backbones that are often found in the sea, but sometimes in lakes and rivers, and on land. Most of them have shells, but not all of them. Some people save these shells because they may be very pretty. Many people eat mollusks, especially those people who live near the ocean.

Scientists study mollusks to learn how many kinds there are, where they are found, how they came to be as they are, and what their lives are like, as well as many other things about them. These scientists are called malacologists.

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Biological Discoveries,Biology and Human Body Facts

Posted by admin on 3rd February 2009

NORMAL BODY TEMPERATURE    98.4F
“BLOOD GROUP CALLED “”UNIVERSAL DONOR “”"    O GROUP
“BLOOD GROUP CALLED “”UNIVERSAL RECIPIENT “    AB GROUP
CIRCULATORY SYSTEM’S POWER SUPPLY    HEART

ORGAN REMOVES WASTES AND EXCESS WATER FROM THE BLOOD   KIDNEY
STUDY OF TWINS    GEMELLOLOGY

FIRST ANTIBIOTIC DRUG    PENCILLIN
ORGAN CONTROLS BODY TEMPERATURE    SKIN
NUMBER OF BONES IN THE HUMAN BODY    206
HARDEST SUBSTANCE IN THE HUMAN BODY    TOOTH ENAMEL
DISEASE CAUSED BY THE BITE OF A MAD DOG    HYDROPHOBIA
DEFICIENCY OF VITAMIN DLEADS TO    RICKETS
A HUMAN HEART HAS HOW MANY CHAMBERS    FOUR
THE BALANCING ORGAN OF OUR BODY    EAR
WHAT IS CALLED SUICIDAL BAGS    LYSOSOME
THE SMALLEST BONE IN THE HUMAN BODY    STAPES
VITAMIN WHICH IS PRODUCED BY THE SUNLIGHT    VITAMIN D
THE COLOURING PIGMENT OF BILE    BILIRUBINE
THE ENZYME WHICH DIGEST THE PROTEIN    PEPSIN
THE ENZYME WHICH DIGEST THE FAT    LIPASE
THE ENZYME WHICH DIGEST THE STARCH    AMYLASE

WHICH IS KNOWN AS ANIMAL STARCH    GLYCOGEN

FIRST HEART TRANSPLANT OPERATON    CHRISTAIN BARNARD

CHARLS DARWIN BELONGS TO    BRITAIN

X-RAYS    RONTGEN
DNA DOUBLE HELIX MODEL    WATSON AND CRICK
DEFICIENCY OF VITAMIN C LEADS TO    SCURVY
PROLONGED BLEEDING DUE TO    DEFICIENCY OF VITAMIN K
STUDY OF BIRDS    ORNITHOLOGY
SCIENCE OF OLD AGE    GERENTOLOGY
ANTI TUBERCULOSIS VACCINE    BCG

MILK PROTEIN IS KNOWN AS    CAESIN
DIALYSIS IS USED FOR  PATIENTS HAVING    KIDNEY TROUBLE
ONCOLOGY IS THE STUDY OF    CANCER
ANALGESICS ARE USED TO RELIEVE    PAIN
PLANTS ARE GREEN BECAUSE OF    CHLOROPHYLL
WHEN IRON RUSTS, ITS WEIGHT    INCREASES
INSULIN IS USED IN THE TREATMENT OF    DIABETES
THE METAL IN THE LIQUID STATE    MERCURY
THE SYSTEM OF MODERN MEDICINE BY    HIPPOCRATES

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