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The idea of making a collection of plants is found in Egyptian and Mesopotamian gardens. In classical Greece and Rome, such plants were used for medicinal purposes. This practice ...

nombre botánico

Garden; Gardening

The Latin scientific name of a plant is its botanical name. There is only one botanical name per plant so if you want a specific variety, use it's botanical name to be sure you ...

nombre botánico

Horticulture; General

The Latin or "scientific" name of a plant, usually composed of two words,the genus and the species.

hongos

Archaeology; Evolution

A group of organisms comprising the kingdom Fungi, which includes molds and mushrooms. They can exist either as single cells or make up a multicellular body called a mycelium. ...

ley

Archaeology; Evolution

A description of how a natural phenomenon will occur under certain circumstances.

pirimidina

Archaeology; Evolution

A kind of base. In DNA, cytosine (C) and thymine (T) are pyrimidines. In RNA, cytosine (C) and uracil (U) are pyrimidines.

ecosistema

Archaeology; Evolution

A community of organisms interacting with a particular environment.

célula fotorreceptora

Archaeology; Evolution

A cell, functionally part of the nervous system, that reacts to the presence of light. It usually contains a pigment that undergoes a chemical change when light is absorbed. This ...

mitocondria

Archaeology; Evolution

A kind of organelle in eukaryotic cells. Mitochondria produce enzymes to convert food to energy. They contain DNA coding for some mitochondrial proteins.