Animal Cell

Animal cells are typical Eucaryotic cells
Enclosed by a plasma membrane and containing a membrane-bound nucleus and organelles
Animal cells do not have a Cell wall
Both plant and animal cells ranged between 1-100 micro meters
These cells cant see by unaided eye and we have to use compound microscope to observe animal cells

Above picture shows the structure of typical animal cell. But cell to cell above structure can be different and that is only the typical cell structure.

Now lets see what are the organelles we can see in these cells.

Plasma-membrane

Cell Plasma

Endoplasmic Reticulum

Golgi aparates

Lysosomes

Nucleus

Peroxisomes

Mitochondria

Ribosomes

After discussing about plant cell in my next blog post I will show you about each organelles later

Differences between Prokaryotic and Eucaryotic

Prokaryotic Cells
Small cells comparing to Eucaryotic cells
Always unicellular
No Nucleus
No any membrane-bound organelles ( Like mitochondria)
DNA is circular and do not combine with Histone
Ribosomes are small (70s)
No cytoskeleton
Cell division by binary fission
Reproduction is asexual

Eucaryotic Cells
Larger Cells comparing to prokaryotic cells
Often Multicellular
Always have Nucleus
DNA is combined with Histone
Ribosomes are large (80s)
There is a cytoskeleton
Cell division is by mitosis or meiosis

 

Kingdoms of Biology

When we consider living organisms there are several groups. Some animals have different characteristics. So according to the characteristics of living organisms they are categorize in to 5 Kingdoms
Monera
Protists
Fungi
Plantae
Animalia

Monera
Monera is single cell organisms. eg: Bacteria, Cynobacteria. Among all the living organisms bacteria are the most common living organism is Bacteria. Bacteria are also known as living fossils because they are present on earth more than 20000 years not facing to any differences.

Protists
This is another living organism type. Many of them are single cells. Some are moving and some are not moving.

Fungi
Motionless living organisms which absorb nutrients.

Plantae
Multi celled organisms. Green organisms. They use photosynthesis process to provide energy. Cell walls are created with cellulose

Animalia

Most complex living organisms on earth. Multi-cell organisms.Cant produce food using sunlight use organic matter as source for food.

What is chromosome?

In the nucleus of each cell, the DNA molecule is packaged in to threat- like structures called chromosome. Each chromosome is made up of DNA tightly coiled many times around proteins called histones that support its structure.

Chromosomes are not visible in the cell nucleus not even under microscope when the cell is not dividing. However the DNA that makes up chromosomes become more tightly packed during cell division is then visible under microscope.

DNA finger printing

The Chemical structure of everyone,s DNA is same.

The chemical structure of man and animals are also the same.

The Different between animals and within people is also generated by DNA, So how it happens if DNA structure is same...

That happens like this

although the chemical structure of a DNA is same order of the base pairs of DNA is different. This will occur the differences between animals.

every person has different sequence of DNA to identify a person scientists have to recognize this sequence of millions of DNAs so scientists use short method to do that because of repeating pasterns in DNA

This method will not able to recognize people separately but will able to recognize whether the two DNA samples are from same person.

Micro Biology

Micro biology is a study about living things which are very small and can't observe by unaided eye.

These living things are called as microorganisms and they can observe only with a microscope.

These microorganisms are very useful for human and sometimes it cause diseases. With this label Microbiology i am trying to give some knowledge about micro organisms their formation their activities and uses.

Several scientists involve on doing experiments about microorganisms I will tell about the history of microorganisms first

Microorganisms were the first living beings on Earth. These Microorganisms started the life on earth. First microorganisms didn’t have the ability to photosynthesis and those days there were very low percentage of oxygen in the atmosphere. As these microorganisms can’t observe with our unaided eye it takes time to know about these microorganisms. Before Scientists find micro organisms and when they are trying to find them society laugh at them by saying there are no microorganisms. Today after finding microorganisms society gets thousands of benefits with them.

There are many types of microorganisms living on earth. There are some examples for microorganisms like   Bacteria, Virus, Fungi, Synobacteria, Protozoa and some nematodes also microscopic.

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek was the first scientist who found about microorganisms with the microscope he created. He was the first person who has observed live specimen ( living microscopic thing) with his microscope.

Microbiology has lot of new innovations and there are lot of benefits we can get with these microorganisms. Lets see more about microbiology world with this blog

What is Life

The entire scientist tried to give a simple definition to life. These scientists were not succeeded according to the knowledge they have gathered they came to know that life can’t define simply. So they compared living and non living things to define life.

1. Living things has an organized structure

When we consider any living thing it is made with organized structure. Atom > Cell > Tissue > like that. Cell is the smallest living thing. It is made with number of atoms and consists with sub cell structures like (mitochondria, ribosome)

2. Living things can involve in reproduction

Every living thing can reproduce. As a living been ends its life in someday they involve in reproduction which can produce another living been which has the same qualities of their parents.

3. Living things will respond to their environment.

Living things can respond to the environment. We know this from the experience we will move to shade if there is too much of sunlight. Plants will wilt if there is no water.

4. Living thins can grow and develop

Living things are growing and developing. This can’t do by non living things.

5. Living things can adapt to the nature

Living things will adapt according to their living places. Mammals live in cold areas have more boozy skin comparing to other mammals.

6. Living things need energy

Every living thing needs energy to continue their lives.

7. Living things can move

Every living thing can move, even a plant. Although we can’t see plants are walking water and nutrients are moving in their xylems.

8. Living things can involve in evolution

9. Living things have biological & chemical reactions inside them.

What is Biology?

Bio – living Logy- study so studding about living things is simply known as biology. Biology is the basic foundation to even study Medicine. Lot of universities and schools provide the facility of learning biology for students for their higher studies. Biology can divide in to two parts as Zoology and Botany. As I am a undergraduate in Agriculture this blog may focus more in to Botany. What is Zoology? Zoology is the study about animals and botany is the study of Plants. Usually living things can be categorize in to five kingdoms Monera ,Protista ,Fung,i Plantae, Animalia . In Biology we can discuss about these kingdoms. Other than zoology and botany students can study morphology and physiology of living organisms. Students will able to learn about structure of a living organism under morphology and under physiology they will learn about the functions inside the living organisms.

If we think about the history of biology we can’t exactly tell when it began. Our ancestors may get some knowledge about plants and animals living around them and they may gather information about those plants and animals. This may be the beginning of Biology. With the arrival of Greek civilization people has started to search for reasons cause for the result. People started to believe their should be a reason for every effect. This way of thinking made the foundation of science and biology is a branch of science. This science is the science of life. So Biology also developed with science step by step. After people found microscopes to observe micro organism Micro biology also developed as a science. After the invention of electronic microscopes which is more powerful than light microscope people found more about structure of plant and animal cells and about cell division like things. So here with this blog notes I will help you to improve your biological knowledge.