Category: Class XI-XII

genetic code NCERT 0

Genetic code – a divine writing

Ever wondered why your nose resembles your father’s nose? This is due to the inheritance of traits from generation to generation. Our modern understanding of how traits may be passed...

Anton van Leeuwenhoek- discovery of cells 0

Who discovered the cell?

Cells are the known to be the smallest units of life. Each cell is a universe on its own, containing a nucleus with genetic material, a membrane that protects the...

Evolution of Homo sapiens 0

Did we really evolve from Chimpanzees?

Homo sapiens are not descendants of monkeys or any other modern-day primates that we observe in our ecosystem or biosphere. Although we do share a common ape ancestor with chimpanzees...

Vaccination 0

How does our body fight pathogens?

The human body has an inbuilt mechanism to produce a response whenever an outside pathogen bearing an antigen enters the body. The antigen is anything that produces antibodies; it could...

Animal kingdom classification 0

What is the basis of Animal Kingdom Classification?

Animals are cosmopolitan organisms that exhibit different structures and forms. Since the discovery of animals species is increasing at an exponential rate, the need for animal classification becomes the need...