Insectivorous plants are the plants that feed on insects for their nutrition and growth. These plants are also termed as carnivorous plants. \rInsectivorous plants grow in less nutrient places such as nitrogen deficient soil. They feed on small insects, rodents, flies, and some arthropods to obtain most of the nutrients ... Read More

• Substratum or the C horizon is the lowermost layer of the soil just above the parent rock layer.• Although substratum contributes to the formation of the top soil, the top soil can be a mixture of soil from different regions as wind, water and other media carry soil along with them ... Read More

Food is digested in the gastrointestinal tract. Digestion begins in the mouth with chewing and ends in the small intestine. As food passes through the GI tract, the digestive juices mix with it and break down large molecules of food into smaller molecules. These smaller molecules of food are absorbed ... Read More

Synthetic fibers are made from man-made synthesized polymers. The synthesized polymers are extracted from raw materials based on petroleum or petrochemicals. When synthesized fibers are polymerized into a chemical that ties together two adjacent atoms of carbon and form synthesized polymer.Nylon and rayon are an example of synthetic fiber. Synthetic fibers ... Read More

Metal is the material which possesses the characteristic of being hard, shiny, malleable, fusible, ductile, etc. are termed as metal. Few examples of metals are iron, gold, silver, aluminium, copper, mercury etc.Properties of metals:- 1) Each and every metal is a good conductor of electricity. 2) Metals are malleable. They ... Read More

The life cycle of moth can be explained in following stages-• The female silk moth lays eggs. The larvae also known as caterpillar or silkworm hatches out from the egg and grows in size.• As soon as the caterpillar gets ready to develop into pupa, it first weaves a net to hold ... Read More

The electromagnetic spectrum ranges from low energy radio waves with wavelengths that are measured in meters to high energy gamma rays with wavelengths that are less than 1 x 10^-11 meters. In this range, there are other waves such as microwave, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, and x-rays. The wavelengths of the ... Read More

A fabric is a material made after weaving, knitting, spreading, or crocheting of thin strands of threads (known as fiber) for the production of garment. \r\rThe two main processes involved in making fabrics from yarns are knitting and weaving.\r• Weaving is a process of interlacing two different sets of yarns together ... Read More

Eye color is caused by the amount of melanin, a pigment found in the front part of the iris of the eye. Melanin in large quantities gives brown eyes and medium quantities give green eyes. The lack of melanin would give blue eyes. So the melanin content that Blue-green eyes ... Read More

Acid rain is harmful to human beings. An acid is a molecule or substance that has a pH value of less than 7.0 when it is present in an aqueous solution. An aqueous solution is any solution where water is a solvent. Acid rain contains acidic components such as ... Read More