General Science Questions

Our atmosphere is made up of

78% Nitrogen,

21% Oxygen and

1% all other gases like argon, carbon dioxide, neon, and helium.

So, Nitrogen makes up the majority of our atmosphere.

For a thirsty person, drinking water serves to reduce a drive.

Secondary succession means in an ecosystem renewal of itself after all or a portion has been destroyed.

After a forest fire, the whole forest had destroyed but after that again renewal of that forest is also an example of secondary succession.

The first wholly artificial gene was synthesized by Har Gobind Khorana.

Cerebrum is the largest region of the brain.

Joseph Priestley and Carl Wilhelm Scheele both independently discovered oxygen in the year 1774, but Priestly is usually given credit for the discovery.

C3 plants are plants that undergo C3 photosynthesis, which means that they undergo the Calvin cycle (converting carbon dioxide into energy) in their chloroplasts and typically keep their stomata open during the day. These are the most common types of plants.

In C3 plants the conservation of water promotes Photorespiration.