Biology Questions

Autotroph: This term means organisms that synthesise their own food. Troph means feeding. Auto means self. The green plants which synthesise their own food are called autotrophs. All others which depend upon the plants directly or indirectly are called heterotrophs.

Excretion rates of drugs vary greatly depending upon:

* The type of drug taken.

* The medical condition of the person who took the drug.

Nonvolatile drugs are excreted in the body through renal excretion or through kidneys and bladder by means of urine. Other drugs are excreted either by means of sweat, bile, milk, saliva or other body fluids.

Though all living organisms  are made of protoplasm each individual has a different composition however slight it be. In identical twins the same cell divides into two and each one develops into one person. So the genitic make-up and type of protoplasm are exactly the same.

Unlike Mitosis, Meiosis results in the formation of 4 Genetically different cells.

Meiosis results in the formation of 4 Haploid daughter cells from one Diploid parent cell.

Salivary glands of man are  3 pairs = 6. They are one pair of parotid glands, one pair of sub-maxillary or sub-mandibular glands and one pair of sub-lingual glands.

Epiglottis is that prevents food from entering the windpipe. 

It is a cartilageous flap that flaps opens and closes when swallowing. When you swallow, the epiglottis flattens backward to cover the entrance to your larynx and prevent food from entering the lungs and windpipe. The epiglottis returns to its usual position after swallowing.