Topics in Biology
Hindbrain: Medulla Oblongata and its features Food web explained with examples Biology Scheme of Work, SS1, First Term Biology Scheme of Work, SS1, 2nd Term Biology Scheme of Work, SS1, 3rd Term Seminal Vesicles and Bulbourethral Glands as Male Accessory Sex Organs Male Reproductive System: Scrotum and its contents Brain: Introduction to the Human Brain Forebrain: Lobes of the Cerebrum and their Functions Cerebellum: Parts and Functions of the Cerebellum Midbrain: Division and Functions of the Midbrain Negative Feedback Mechanism in Homeostasis Arterial Disorders: Characteristics and Causes of Arterial Disorders Types of Desert and their Characteristics Characteristics of Tropical Rainforest Swamp Forest: What are Swamp Forests? Characteristics of Swamp Forests Savanna: Savanna and Grassland explained Savanna - Types of Savanna Tropical Savanna and Temperate Savanna with their CharacteristicsAcademic Questions in Biology
Which of the following is NOT a part of the wrist bones (or carpal bones)?
The statements below are true concerning arteries except _____.
A. The arterial wall has 4 layers
B. Tunica Adventitia is the outermost layer of an artery
C. Aorta is the largest artery in the human body
D. Pulmunary artery conveys deoxygenated blood
E. Internal bleeding will occur when a deeply located artery is broken
F. Arterial vascular disorders are worsened in people with diabetes and renal failure
The following statements are true concerning blood vessels except _____.
A. They are comprised of arteries, veins and capillaries
B. Problems associated with blood vessels are called vascular disorders
C. All veins carry blood towards the heart
D. Capillaries are found at cellular level
E. Arteries usually divide to form arterioles
F. Arterioles give rise to capillaries
The above diagram shows a _____.
A. Food Chain
B. Food Web
C. Food Flow
D. Food Energy
E. Food Pyramid
F. Food Hierarchy
Anything that elicits a physiological response from an organism is termed _____.
A. Response
B. Irritability
C. Adaptation
D. Competition
E. Stimulus
F. Action potential
Which of the following molecule is utilized directly as energy in the human body?
A. Glucose
B. Carbohydrate
C. Starch
D. Adenosine Mono Phosphate
E. Adenosine Di Phosphate
F. Adenosine Tri Phosphate
Which of the following is not a basic characteristics of life?
A. Locomotion
B. Competition
C. Adaptation
D. Irritability
E. Nutrition
F. Death
The final organisms in a food chain are best referred to as _____.
A. Saprophytes
B. Parasites
C. Commensals
D. Decomposers
E. Tertiary consumers
F. Quatenary consumers
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A swamp forest can simply be regarded as a wetland dominated by woody trees and a variety of animals. Swamp forests may also be referred to as flooded forests.
Note: Swamp Forest is one of the biomes alongside tropical rainforests, savanna, deserts and montane forests
A biome refers to the largest natural community of different organisms living and interacting together in the same environment.
The variety of organisms that make up a biome are referred to as the biotic community. The biotic community found in one biome (swamp forest for instance) will be quite different from those found in another biome, for example savanna.
Swamp forests are found all around the world especially in the tropical region (tropics) and along the coastal regions (or regions containing water sources like rivers, seas, springs and lakes). These regions will usually have a poor drainage system accompanied with enough water supply (usually via rainfall and surrounding water bodies).
Please read on Desert Biome here.
Although swamp forests and marshlands have got a significant amount of water on their soils, both are not particularly the same, especially in regards to their type of vegetation. The vegetations of swamp forest are usually dominated by trees (including mangrove) while a marshland will largely consist of grasses and herbaceous plants.
Think of mangrove as a tropical tree that grows in swampy or waterlogged or tidal swamp areas with their tangled roots located above ground.The mangrove trees typically make up a significant amount of tropical rainforests and swamp forests vegetation.
The image below shows a swamp forest alongside its mangrove vegetation. (Notice the nature of roots possessed by these trees):
Please read on the Characteristics of Swamp Forests here.
Note: The term forest is always associated with trees. For this reason, swamp forest is characterized with trees (and a waterlogged soil). A river present within valleys will likely have swamp forests along both of its sides.
In Africa, swamps are present along the river mouths in South, West and East Africa respectively.
Within Nigeria, they are found in Niger Delta states like (Rivers, Delta, Edo, Akwa-Ibom, Cross River and Bayelsa). They are also abundant in South West states like Lagos, Ogun and Ondo states respectively.
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Amazing facts in Biology
Male Seahorses actually give birth to their young ones, NOT the female
All babies are born with blue eyes
Research made at the University of Vienna suggested that yawning may play an essential role in cooling the brains
All voluntary and concious activity of right handed people are controlled from the left part or hemisphere of the brain
A snail can actually sleep for 3 years 😁
An adult human being is composed of about 60% water. In fact, a newly born baby is composed of about 80% of water. This will drop to 65% after a year and finally to about 60% as the child ages
Without saliva, food can never be enjoyed. Food becomes tasteless since saliva is needed to dissolve the chemicals present in food onto the tongue’s taste buds.
Saliva also contains an enzyme called salivary amylase or ptyalin which helps to digest cooked starch to maltose.
Maltose is a double sugar or disaccharide.
NOTABLE POINTS IN Biology
For a thing to be considered Living, it must possess all the Basic Characteristics of Life. These include:
Movement
Respiration
Nutrition
Irritability or Sensitivity
Growth
Excretion
Reproduction
Death
Adaptation
Competition
Please read the explanations on all the Basic Characteristics of Life here
During strenuous exercises like sprinting or 🏃 running, your body may actually work in the shortage of oxygen. During this time, your body owes oxygen (called oxygen debt) and it must be replenished or repayed after the exercise is stopped. This is why you breathe excess of oxygen after you stopped the exercise.
This is the concept of anaerobic respiration
A food Chain is a diagram that shows the relationship between plants and animals within a habitat on the basis of how they rely on each other for food.
Note: Habitat is a place where an organism live. It is of three types:
The term Biology originated from two Greek words. They are:
Biology can therefore be defined is the study of life
Anything that has life is generally considered as a living organism (or organism) 🌱🐐🐓. All living organisms must be able to carry the following activities:
The above listed points are often regarded as the basic characteristics of life. You can memorize them using the acronym (MR. NIGER DAC).
You can read on the introduction to Biology and the basic characteristics of life here
The gas used in the manufacture of food by plants is Carbon dioxide or Carbon(IV)oxide or CO2
Plants manufacture food through a process called photosynthesis.
Please read on photosynthesis here
Note: Plants are the only orgnisms that take away CO2 from the atmosphere
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