Morphine, which is used as an analgesic is obtained from
Taxusbrevifolia
Berberisnilghiriensis
Cinchona officinalis
Pa paver somniferum
Darwin’s finches are an excellent example of
Adaptive Radiation
Seasonal migration
Brood parasitism
Connecting links
Green potatoes are toxic due to
Phytoalexins
Solanin
Triazine
Hormones
B.
Solanin
Solanin is a glycoalkaloid poison or natural nerve toxin produced in the green part of the potato. It is a bitter poisonous crystalline alkaloid, which helps the plant to defend against predators,insects, diseases, etc Ingestion of it may cause vomiting, diarrhoea, headache and even paralysis of central nervous system.
A monocarpic plant is one, which
has only one carpel
Flowers once in a life-time
Produces only one seed
Produces only one fruit
The rupture and fractionation do not usually occur in water column in vessel/tracheids during the ascent of sap because of
Lignified thick walls
Cohesion and adhesion
Weak gravitational pull
Transpiration pull