Biology

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  • Woman consume Folic acid or Folate in their food or as their pharmaceutical drug as it is responsible for spinal growth of the baby and increases the production of Red Blood Cells and some Amino Acids
  • The main function of folic acid/folate is to make DNA and RNA nucleotides which are used during cell division (mitosis) and protein synthesis.
  • During pregnancy, folic acid helps prevent birth defects such as Spina Bifida by preventing abnormalities in the neural tube that forms the spine and brain.
  • A vaccine is a Biological anecdote that produces active acquired immunes to a particular infectious or malignant disease
  • Rubella, it causes the child to develop anomalies and defects in its body.
  • Effects of Rubella ;-
    Microcephaly, small or underdeveloped brain,
    Hearing impairment,
    Visual impairment,
    Cardiac Problems,
    Cataracts (eye spots, blindness).
  • Symptoms of Rubella;-
    Seizures,
    Low Weight at birth
    Small head size,
    Deafening,
    Pink skin rashes at birth.
  • Bladder: Organ that stores Urine
  • Blood Vessels : tube-shaped organs that carry blood around the body
  • Excretory system : Organs that remove waste substances from blood.
  • Kidneys : Filter out wastes from the blood and produce urine.
  • Ureters : Tube like structures which transport urine from kidney to bladder.
  • Urea : The main waste substance in the blood, it is formed from the breakdown of proteins.
  • Discontinuous Variation : Variation that contains various options and categories.
  • Variation : Difference in characteristics between organisms.
  • Continuous Variation : variation that can have a value within any range.
  • Environmental variation : changes in the organisms body due to its surroundings.
  • Genetic Variation : Changes in an organism's DNA sequence.
  • Evolution : a gradual change in something overtime.
  • Natural Selection : The process by which individuals with advantageous traits are more likely to survive and reproduce, leading to their offspring inheriting those traits.
  • Adaptations : Structures or behaviours that increase an organisms chance of survival.
  • Adaptive Trait : A characteristic that increases an individual's chances of survival or reproduction.