Manufacturing Industry: Types, Features and Examples

What is Manufacturing Industry? To manufacture means to produce by the use of machinery, especially in large quantity. Manufacturing industry simply refers to the changing or transformation of raw materials into finished products in the factory. Firms which belong to the manufacturing industry are those which are involved in the making of …

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Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium Histology

Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium is a type of a columnar epithelium which is actually single layered epithelium but may appear as a stratified epithelium hence the name: Pseudo- stratified epithelium (it is not a true stratified epithelium). This type of epithelium when viewed with a microscope will show the nuclei to lie in …

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Transitional Epithelium Functions, Location and Diagram

Transitional epithelium is also called Uroepithelium or Urothelium (because it lines the urinary system), and it is a type of stratified epithelial tissue in which the surface cells change shape from being rounded to squamous in nature. Transitional epithelium is located in the urinary system, especially the urinary bladder. When the bladder is empty, the surface …

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Biodiversity in Ecology Conservation, Types, Loss and Importance

What is Biodiversity? Biodiversity in ecology is the geographical distribution of all species of plants, animals, insects and the microorganisms inhabiting the earth either in the aquatic or the terrestrial habitats. Biodiversity is a term that combines two words, Bio (life) and diversity (variety). However, biodiversity is defined as the number and variety of organisms found …

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Ecological Zones of Nigeria and Vegetation belts of Nigeria

As the climate and ecology of Nigeria vary, so do the ecological zones of Nigeria. Nigeria has two major ecological zones and they are the Savannah and Forest ecological zones. These ecological zones are subdivided into three each known as Vegetation belt. The Forest zone is subdivided into: Mangrove or Salt water swamp, the Fresh water swamp and the High …

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Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum Function, Definition, Structure and Diagram

Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum Structure Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum is the endoplasmic reticulum with smooth appearance. It is also called Agranular reticulum and because it is formed by many interconnected tubules, it is also named as Tubular Endoplasmic Reticulum. This type of Endoplasmic reticulum is devoid of ribosomes and constitute a small part of the total ER. The agranular reticulum functions …

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