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Heterotrophs are those organisms that cannot prepare their food from nature 

Hence depend on other organisms that produce food (autotrophs).

Non-green plants cannot make their food due to the absence of chlorophyll in their leaves

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The spleen is often referred to as the "graveyard of RBCs"

Because it is responsible for filtering and breaking down old, damaged, and worn-out red blood cells (RBCs).

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Antoine Henri Becquerel was an engineer, physicist, Nobel laureate,

First person to discover evidence of radioactivity.

 He belonged to France.

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• An Astronomical Unit (AU) is the average distance between the Earth and the Sun.
• It is a standard unit used to measure distances within the Solar System.
• 1 AU = 149,597,870.7 km
• 1 AU = 92,955,807.3 miles
• Light travels 1 AU in: About 8 minutes 20 seconds

Last verified on 21-07-2026

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• The age of the Universe is approximately 13.8 billion years.

Additional information:

• Age of the Earth: ≈ 4.54 billion years
• Age of the Solar System: ≈ 4.6 billion years
• Age of the Milky Way: ≈ 13.6 billion years
• Big Bang: Occurred about 13.8 billion years ago

Last verified on 20-07-2026

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• The SI unit of electric current is Ampere (A).
• Electric current measures the flow of electric charge.
• Defined using the elementary charge (e = 1.602176634 × 10⁻¹⁹ C).
• Named after: André-Marie Ampère (scientist).
• 1 Ampere = 1 Coulomb per second (1 A = 1 C/s).

Last verified on 08-06-2026

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• Theory proposed by: Charles Darwin
• Book published: 1859
• Book name: On the Origin of Species
• Key concept: Natural Selection
• Voyage that inspired him: HMS Beagle expedition (1831–1836)

Last verified on 21-06-2026

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• Picosecond (ps) = 10⁻¹² seconds
• SI prefix “pico” means 10⁻¹².
• 1 picosecond = one trillionth of a second.

Additional information:

• Microsecond (μs) = 10⁻⁶ seconds
• Nanosecond (ns) = 10⁻⁹ seconds
• Millisecond (ms) = 10⁻³ seconds
• Femtosecond (fs) = 10⁻¹⁵ seconds
• Attosecond (as) = 10⁻¹⁸ seconds
• Zeptosecond (zs) = 10⁻²¹ seconds
• Yoctosecond (ys) = 10⁻²⁴ seconds

Last verified on 17-06-2026

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• Ornithology is the branch of zoology that deals with the study of birds.
• It includes bird behavior, classification, and migration patterns.
• Scientists who study birds are called ornithologists.

Last verified on 10-06-2026

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• Herpetology is the branch of zoology that studies reptiles and amphibians.
• Reptiles include: snakes, lizards, crocodiles, turtles.
• Amphibians include: frogs, toads, salamanders.
• The word comes from Greek “herpeton” meaning creeping animal.

Last verified on 09-06-2026