Category: Video Notes
Osmosis
If a dilute solution is separated from a concentrated solution by a partially permeable membrane, water diffuses across the membrane from the dilute to the concentrated solution. This is known as osmosis. A partially permeable membrane is porous but allows water to pass through more rapidly than dissolved substances. Since a dilute solution contains, in…
Ecosystem – Structure and Function
The term ‘ecosystem’ was proposed by a British ecologist A.G. Tansley (1953). It represents the basic fundamental, functional unit of ecology which comprises of the biotic community together with its abiotic (non-living) environment. Ecosystem is the functional unit of nature where living organisms interact with each other and with their environment. Ecosystems can be recognized…
CELL JUNCTION
The cells of epithelial and other tissues are held together by various types of cell junctions, that can be categorized into 3- main groups – (I) Adhesive junctions The cells of epithelial tissue and even cardiac muscles are difficult to separate due to the presence of adhesive junctions. Such junctions are of 2-types (a) Adherens…
ANGIOSPERMS (FLOWERING PLANTS)
Angiosperms are most dominant and most evolved plants on this earth, appeared about 130 million years ago in Jurassic (dicot plant) and cretaceous (monocot plants) period of the Mesozoic era. Tertiary period of Cenozoic era is called as Age of angiosperms. Angiosperms are found in every habitat. They constitute more than 50% of the total…
Active Transport
A few ions or molecules are transported across the membrane against their concentration gradient, i.e., from lower to higher concentration. Such type of transport is called active transport because it is an energy-dependent process in which ATP is utilised, e.g., Na+/K+ pump. https://youtu.be/visqfZd7Ms4 Active transport uses energy to pump molecules against a concentration gradient. Active…