Some of the most important characters of gymnosperms are as follows: 1. Habit: The living gymnosperms are woody, evergreen (except Larix and a Taxodium) perennials grow as trees or shrubs. Tallest trees are Sequoia sempervirens (366ft) and S. gigantia (342ft). 2. Occurrence: The living members are founding in colder regions of earth where snow (not rain) is the source of [...]
Read this article to learn about Schizosaccharomyces Octosporus and Saccharomycodes Ludwigii ! The somatic cells of S. octosporous are haploid. It undergoes asexual cycle called fission during favorable condition and haplobiontic sexual cycle. (a) Fission: In this method, the mother cell elongates, its nucleus divides through intranuclear spindle formation to produce two daughter nuclei. A transverse septum is laid centripetally [...]
In biology, Kingdoms are the highest taxonomic groups of living organisms. Biologists since the time of Aristotle (384-322 BC) have divided the living world into two kingdoms, Plants and animals. The word "plant" suggests grasses, bushes, shrubs, creepers, climbers, vines and trees and "animal" suggests cats, dogs, lions, tigers, birds, frogs and fish. Further thought brings to mind such forms [...]