Biomass

Biomass

Biomass, as a renewable energy source, is biological material from living, or recently living organisms. As an energy source, biomass can either be used directly, or converted into other energy products such as biofuel.

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Karyotype

Biology; Biomass

The chromosomal characteristics of a cell; also, a representation of the chromosomes aligned in pairs.

Keratin

Biology; Biomass

A fibrous protein that fills mature keratinocytes near the skin's surface.

Keratinocytes

Biology; Biomass

The basic cell type of the epidermis; produced by basal cells in the inner layer of the epidermis.

Kidney stones

Biology; Biomass

Crystallised deposits of excess wastes such as uric acid, calcium, and magnesium that may form in the kidney.

Kilocalorie

Biology; Biomass

The energy needed to heat 1000 grammes of water from 14.5 to 15.5 degrees C.

Kinetochores

Biology; Biomass

Structures at the centromeres of the chromosomes to which the fibres of the mitotic spindle connect.

Kingdoms

Biology; Biomass

Organisms are classified into five broad taxonomic categories (Monera, Protista, Plantae, Fungi, Animalia) into which organisms are grouped, based on common characteristics. This classification was ...