Category: Biology

Landfill is a place where solid waste discarded by man is dumped. The implementation of this system aims to reduce the impact of garbage in the world, especially the contamination of soil, water and air. Slurry The slurry is a dark viscous liquid and Read more

Oxidative phosphorylation is one of the metabolic stages of cellular respiration . It happens only in the presence of oxygen (aerobic beings), which is necessary to oxidize intermediate molecules and participate in reactions to form the ATP molecule and produce energy . What is Oxidative Phosphorylation? In Read more

The environmental impacts designate the various forms of affecting the environment disrupting the ecosystem. They alter the normal working conditions of nature and can cause irreversible damage to the world. As examples, we have: the silting of rivers, desertification, soil infertility, water Read more

Energy metabolism is the set of chemical reactions that produce the energy necessary to carry out the vital functions of living beings. Metabolism can be divided into: Anabolism : Chemical reactions that allow the formation of more complex molecules. They are synthesis Read more

Ecological succession is the gradual process of changing the structure and composition of a community. It represents an ordered process of changes in the ecosystem, including changes in the physical environment by the biological community, until reaching the climax phase. Read more

Human Anatomy is the science that studies body structures, how they form and how they work together in the body (systems) . What Does Anatomy Study? Anatomy examines how body structures can be affected by genetics (chromosomal changes that pass on to Read more

The spleen is one of the organs of the lymphatic system with the body’s defense function and active in the blood circulation. It is approximately 13 cm long and weighs up to 200 g. It has a dark red color and Read more

The cell wall, cellulosic wall or cellulosic skeletal membrane, is a resistant and flexible cellulose structure that delimits cell organelles in a plant cell. Remember that plant cells form plant tissues. In turn, animal cells lack cell walls, chloroplasts and vacuoles. Read more

The nerves of the human body are structures formed by nerve fibers and connective tissue. They are responsible for the transmission of nerve impulses (electrical impulses), known as “action potential”. The nerves are distributed throughout the human body, and begin in the Read more

Brazil has a huge territorial area and has a hydrographic network formed by extensive rivers and large volumes of water. In the world, the country has the largest hydrographic basins on the planet. Brazilian Hydrographic Regions Brazil has 12 hydrographic regions formed by Read more