life of pi description

The numerical value of the circumference of a circle is more than the numerical value of its area. What can be the best description of the radius of the circle? => The radius shall be less than 2 units or The radius shall be less than 1 unit or The radius shall be less than 0.5 units or T..

". Despite the surface cheerfulness and descriptive accuracy of his poems, he often presents a dark, sober vision of life, and there is a decidedly thoughtful quality to his wo..

Summary - Biologists estimate that there are about 30 million species of living organisms inhabiting this biosphere and only a million and half of it have been discovered and described so far. The species of plants and animals identified so far exhibit a great deal of variation in their form, struc..

As science became a part of human life, the classification of living organisms had to undergo a thorough modification. The advent of the microscope in the 17 t h century opened up a new world of organisms that were hitherto unexplored; the world of micro organisms. It was hard to believe ..

Mitosis - Mitosis is a type of cell division that occurs in the somatic (body) cells. A diploid (2n) parent cell gives rise to two diploid (2n) daughter cells. For the purpose of description mitosis is divided into four stages: Prophase Metaphase Anaphase Telophase It is important to unde..

Purpose of reproduction leads to the formation of groups of individuals, called a family, which is an instinct of individuals of different sexes of a species. However, grouping behaviour varies from one species to another. i) Some animals are solitary and lead more an independent life..

Seed Germination - In the life of most flowering plants, 3 distinct phases are seen. i) Seed germination and vegetative growth phase ii) Reproductive phase iii) Senescence and dea..

Antihistamines - Histamine is naturally present in almost all body tissues. When the human body meets substances causing allergies, histamine is released. For e.g., when a person is suffering from hay fever, histamine is released. Amines that are used as drugs to control the allergy caused by hista..

Astatine the last member of halogen family is a radioactive element with a very short life. All other halogens are abundant in nature in the combined state. The very high electronegativities of halogens make them very reactive and hence, they are not found in free state. In the combined s..

Hot Spots Of Biodiversity - Biodiversity is not uniformly distributed across the geographical regions of the earth. Norma Myers developed the hot spots concept in 1988 to designate priority areas for in-situ conservation. The hot spots are the richest and the most threatened reservoirs of plant and..