Science Facts Set-33

Science Facts Set-33

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• The Channel-billed Cuckoo (Scythrops novaehollandiae) is the largest species of cuckoo in the world.
• Xenon is a colourless, odourless, heavy noble gas that is used in gas-discharge lamps.
• Rainforest Rocket Frog is a terrestrial, diurnal frog found in Panama and Costa Rica.
• A barograph is an instrument used for recording the variations in atmospheric pressure over a period of time in a paper called barogram.
• Golden-headed Manakin is a small bird found in South America. It weighs about 12.5 g.

• Histology is the study of microscopic anatomy of cells, tissues and organs of living organisms.
• Zircaloys are alloys of zirconium used as fuel cladding in water-cooled reactors.
• Planet Mars takes 24.6 hours to rotate about its axis.
• Diphtheria is an acute contagious disease caused by diphtheria bacillus.
• The three-toed sloth is the slowest moving mammal in the world.

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Science Facts Set

Science Facts Set-33

• The Channel-billed Cuckoo (Scythrops novaehollandiae) is the largest species of cuckoo in the world.
• Xenon is a colourless, odourless, heavy noble gas that is used in gas-discharge lamps.
• Rainforest Rocket Frog is a terrestrial, diurnal frog found in Panama and Costa Rica.
• A barograph is an instrument used for recording the variations in atmospheric pressure over a period of time in a paper called barogram.
• Golden-headed Manakin is a small bird found in South America. It weighs about 12.5 g.

• Histology is the study of microscopic anatomy of cells, tissues and organs of living organisms.
• Zircaloys are alloys of zirconium used as fuel cladding in water-cooled reactors.
• Planet Mars takes 24.6 hours to rotate about its axis.
• Diphtheria is an acute contagious disease caused by diphtheria bacillus.
• The three-toed sloth is the slowest moving mammal in the world.

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Science Facts Set-34

Science Facts Set-34

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• The structure of DNA was first proposed by James D. Watson and Francis Crick in 1953.
• Thermistor is an instrument whose resistance varies with temperature.
• A fully-grown female roundworm can lay about 200,000 eggs a day.
• About 60% of the Earth's crust is made up of feldspars (a group of tectosilicate minerals).
• Rüppell's Vulture is the highest flying bird in the world. It can fly at an altitude of 11,000 metres above sea level.

• Serology is a branch of science which deals with the study of blood serum and other fluids in the body.
• Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928.
• A green jar viewed through a red glass appears black.
• One H.P (Horse Power) is equal to 746 watts.
• A rabbit's cell contains 44 chromosomes.

 

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Science Facts

Science Facts 

• The saltwater crocodile is the largest living reptile in the world.
• Stars account for 98% of the matter in a galaxy.
• Meninges is a system of membranes that encloses the brain and the spinal cord.
• The axial tilt of the Earth is nearly equal to 23.4°.
• The African bush elephant is the largest living terrestrial animal in the world.

• The concept of atomic number was first proposed by Henry Moseley.
• Hardness of a substance is measured by using Mho's scale.
• Safety Pin was invented by Walter Hunt in 1849.
• The estimated mass of the Earth is 5,940,000,000,000,000,000,000 metric tons.
• The Orangutan is the largest tree-dwelling mammal in the world.

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DNA Repair Video

DNA Repair Video

Learn more about DNA with this informative video, including how it manages to repair itself if mistakes occur during replication or there is damage from environmental factors. The alteration of the genetic information is corrected in most cases although mutations can occur.

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Bacteria Growth Video

Bacteria Growth Video

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