Biology Facts

• The smallest mammal is the Shrew
• The largest egg is the Ostrich egg
• The fastest running animal is the Cheetah (Panther)
• The fastest flying bird is the Spine-tailed Swift
• The egg lying mammals are the Echidna and Duckbilled Platypus
• The tallest mammal is the Giraffe (Africa)
• The busiest human organ is the Heart
• Immunization was discovered by Edward Jenner
• The Father of Surgery is Sushruta

Important Facts

• The study of dreams is called Oneirology
• The study of the beauty of human is called Kalology
• There was no oxygen at the time of creation of life.
• The strongest part in the body is the enamel of teeth
• Sex determination of humans depends on male sex chromosomes
• The fastest nervous speed is 532 kmph
• The internal area of human lungs is 93 sq. m, which is 40 times the external area of the body
• Bones are as strong as concrete and as hard as granite
• Approximately 150 lakh cells are destroyed every second inside the human body
• The weight of the uterus in a woman who has not given birth is 50 grams, increasing to 100 grams after childbirth
• The weight of the kidney is approximately 150 grams
• A normal adult takes 500 ml of air inside the body when inhaling
• The heart's capacity to pump blood is 4.5 liters per minute
• The length of the small intestine is about 7 meters with a diameter of 2.5 centimeters
• Blood circulation within the body takes about 23 seconds
• Penicillin is an antibiotic obtained from Penicillium fungus
• Humans are the most intelligent hominid in the universe
• The Albatross is the largest sea bird, with a feather spread of 10-12 ft
• The human body has approximately 50 lakhs hairs
• During the initial stage of placenta formation, H.C.G. hormones flow in large quantities and are excreted through urine for pregnancy tests
• A child's heartbeat is faster than an adult's
• A single respiration takes 5 seconds, with 2 seconds of inspiration and 3 seconds of expiration
• The blood in the human body carries about 350 liters of oxygen to the cells daily, with 97% carried by hemoglobin and 3% circulated by blood plasma
• Zinc sulphide is used as rodenticide
• The first child born after an operative procedure is called a cesarean.
• The largest living ape is the Gorilla
• Fish is a first-class protein containing essential amino acids
• Soils rich in calcium are known as pedocals
• Contour farming is a biological method of soil conservation
• Vermicomposting is done by worms
• ASHA stands for Accredited Social Health Activist and is a national rural health mission for community health care by trained females in villages
• Lacrimal glands are situated in the eye orbit
• Gustation refers to the sense of taste
• N2O is used as an anesthetic
• The ozone hole is visibly present in Antarctica during winter
• The Dolphin of Ganga River is the national aquatic animal of India
• Central Food Technology Research is in Mysore
• Altitude sickness results from low oxygen partial pressure at high altitudes
• "Mission Indradhanush" was launched by the Indian government for the immunization of children and pregnant women
• Sarpagandha, found only in India, is used to treat blood pressure
• Bioremediation is the process of using microbes to treat areas of land or sea contaminated by pesticides, oil, or solvents
• The magnetic field inside the body helps obtain images of different body parts through MRI
• The Indian Veterinary Institute is located in Bareilly
• The web portal DACNET is related to e-Agriculture
• The minimum distance for clear vision for a healthy human eye is 25 cm
• Carbon isotopes are used to calculate the age of the earth
• Medicine capsules are usually made of gelatin
• Melanin is responsible for the color of human skin
• The word Denisovan refers to an early human species sometimes mentioned in media.
• In April 2019, the world's first 3D printed heart using human tissue was produced by scientists in Israel
• The Botanical Survey of India (BSI) is headquartered in Kolkata
• In May 2019, the entire genome of the Asiatic lion was sequenced by scientists from the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research's (CSIR) Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology in Hyderabad
• Anti-malarial drugs were extracted from Artemisinin (ajwain) and conferred with the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2015

Important elements in disease treatment

• Isotope of Uranium is used as a nuclear fuel
• Isotope of Cobalt is used in cancer treatment
• Isotope of Iodine is used in goiter treatment
• Isotope of Radium is used in the secondary treatment of cancer