Biology

Plant Succession

We commonly see that land and forest areas get significantly influenced by natural calamities and undergo remarkable impacts due to anthropogenic activities. As a result of such phenomena, the area’s greenery is usually getting negatively affected.  However, such areas typically reproduce greenery over time and even become fertile. A new type of plant community replaces […]

Plant Succession Read More »

Biology, UPSC

Plant Discoveries 2020

As we know, the ecosystem is an interrelated and complex web, consisting of both abiotic and biotic elements of life on Planet Earth. Abiotic elements are the elements of Earth that are non-living in nature. While Biotic elements are the elements that are living in nature. In this biotic category, the concept of flora and

Plant Discoveries 2020 Read More »

Biology, UPSC

Phylogenetic Status

Studying evolutionary relationships among biological entities, such as species or individuals, is the primary goal of phylogenetic status. Phylogeneticists typically study one of the following questions: Where do my species/individuals/genes of interest fit into the evolutionary relationship? What is the process by which a sequence evolves? Is it possible to better explain the evolution of

Phylogenetic Status Read More »

Biology, UPSC

Phosphorus Nutrient Functions

Phosphorus is an essential nutrient both as a part of several crucial factory structure composites and as catalysis in the conversion of multitudinous crucial biochemical responses in shops. Phosphorus is noted especially for its part in capturing and converting the sun’s energy into useful factory composites. Phosphorus is a vital element of DNA, the inheritable”

Phosphorus Nutrient Functions Read More »

Biology, UPSC

Phen Wildlife Sanctuary

Phen Wildlife Sanctuary (henceforth referred to as Phen) is a satellite micro core of Kanha Tiger Reserve that has been under the control of Kanha Tiger Reserve since 1990. Phen was designated as a sanctuary by the Madhya Pradesh government in 1983 and covers an area of 110.74 square kilometers. Phen is encircled by the

Phen Wildlife Sanctuary Read More »

Biology, UPSC

Parasitism

Parasitism is a type of ecological association between two different species, where one of the species benefits from the association at the expense of the other, usually without killing the organism.  The organisms which get benefitted from the association are called parasites, and the others which have detrimental effects from the association are called the

Parasitism Read More »

Biology, UPSC

Parallelism Evolution

Introduction Due to similar environmental forces, evolutionary change can sometimes occur in two or more unrelated or distantly related animals. It results in unrelated creatures sharing physical traits although having no common ancestry. Parallel evolution is the name given to this occurrence. Numerous examples of parallel evolution in plants include distantly related plants that have

Parallelism Evolution Read More »

Biology, UPSC

Orchidaceae

Orchidaceae, sometimes known as the orchid family, is a large and diversified group of flowering plants with brightly coloured and fragrant blossoms. They are one of the two largest flowering plant families, along with the Asteraceae. There are around 28,000 currently recognised species in the Orchidaceae, which are divided into 763 genera. Because confirmed data

Orchidaceae Read More »

Biology, UPSC