Biology Questions

The term facultative anaerobe refers to an organism that which uses oxygen when it is present or grows without oxygen when it is not there.

Cytokinins is a Plant hormone which helps in cell division and leads to Growth & formation of shoots, roots & bud.

Five basic tastes are :

salty,

sweet,

bitter,

sour, and

umami.

The taste receptors are located all over in the mouth around paillae structures.

Emphysema is a condition that involves damage to the walls of the air sacs (alveoli) of the lung i.e, primarily causes shortness of breath due to over-inflation of the alveoli.

First, emphysema causes holes to gradually form inside the lungs' air sacs, thereby weakening their internal structure and inhibiting the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide.

"Glycolysis" means the splitting of glucose. The first step of the process occurs in the cytoplasm of the cell and yields a small amount of energy (measured in units of ATP) and two molecules of pyruvate.

The other steps occur in the mitochondria. It is an ongoing process as your cells have a constant need for energy.

The genetic information of the cell is DNA and is stored in the nucleus of the cell.