General Science Questions

About 150 - 200 species of plant, insect, bird and mammal become extinct every day or 24 hrs.

This is not an accurate but an estimation by U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity and Global Extinction Rates. It is also said that current extinctions were 'up to 100 times higher than the background rate.'

There are 3 monosaccharides important in nutrition. They are Glucose, Galactose and Fructose.

Galvanised iron sheets have a coating of zinc.

An eclipse happens when a planet or a moon gets in the way of the sun's light. Our planet Earth experiances two types of eclipses. They are Solar and Lunar eclipses.

Solar Eclipse : This occurs when The Sun, the Moon and the Earth are in a straight line. The moon being in middle blocks sun rays falling on the Earth.

Lunar Eclipse : The Sun, the Earth and the Moon are in a straight line. The Earth being in middle and moon in the shadow of Earth behind it.

The brain and spinal cord are two components of the Central nervous system which are responsible for sensory information.

The macronutrient water is the most essential nutrient which plays a vital role in every function of the body. Macronutrients are those nutrients that are required in excess amounts for the development and functioning of the body.

In the process of photosynthesis, plants need the sun's energy, water to make food for themselves in the form of ATP ( adenosine triphosphate ) , which is packages of energy.

Carbon :

coming into the plants ( or algae ) along with water make those ATP into a bigger molecule, which is know as glucose.

Formula: 6 CO2 + 6 H2O + Suns Energy -> glucose + oxygen

Photosynthesis has an affect on the carbon cycle because it reduces the amount of CO2 in the air and redirects it into sugars which feeds animals as well as humans.

Hence, Photosynthesis removes CO2 from the atmosphere and replaces it with O2.

A fossil is a traces or remainings of plants and animals that lived in the past. The fossil record provides evidence of a common ancestor to many species is the option that best describes the fossil record.