The Biological phenomena Are any kind of change that alters the life of ecosystems, biological dependencies and the trophic systems of ecosystems.
This means that a biological phenomenon is that becoming that involves the realization of living of at least one living being.
Photosynthesis, a biological phenomenon.
Biological phenomena are often chained by a series of chemical reactions or other events that result in a transformation.
These are regulated by many means such as gene expression, protein modification, etc.
Examples of biological phenomena
Photosynthesis
This is the most important biological phenomenon occurring on earth. Plants through photosynthesis get the necessary nutrients to grow and maintain.
This underpins the food chain Since the animals live on plants, carnivores and humans live on plants and other smaller animals, and decomposing organisms are responsible for returning the nutrients to the soil so that plants can produce photosynthesis.
In addition to making their own food, they clean the CO2 from the atmosphere.
Cell adhesion
It is the ability of cells to attach to elements in the external environment or other cells.
It is produced by electrostatic forces in addition to specific cell adhesion molecules
Morphogenesis
It is the biological phenomenon by which a living being develops its form. This process organizes the embryonic cells to create a new being.
It can also occur in adult bodies such as the growth of a tumor.
Pigmentation
The biological phenomenon by which certain cells acquire color, such as the green cells of plants, or red blood cells. It is a coloration that is produced by the existence of pigments
Reproduction
Sexual reproduction
It is the biological phenomenon by which new organisms can be created. It can be of two types, sexual or asexual reproduction.
The Sexual reproduction Is based on the interaction of chromosomes by the two parents, who will grant characteristics common to their descendants.
On the other hand, asexual reproduction , Is one that takes place in cells that have fungal division, and can separate or create a new one.
Unlike sexual reproduction, in this the characteristics of the new body produced will be the same as the progeny.
Digestion
This biological phenomenon is the process by which a living being transforms the previously digested foods into essential nutrients for the body.
The digestive tract is very important for heterotrophs, as it is necessary for the maintenance of life.
Fermentation
Fermentation is the biological process by which some types of fungi breathe. Anaerobic respiration consists of extracting energy from a substance, used to oxidize glucose and thus obtain adenosine triphosphate, also known as adenosine phosphate.
Yeasts also have a specific type of fermentation, which is known as alcoholic fermentation. By breaking down glucose molecules to obtain energy, ethanol is produced.
Fertilization
After reproduction, comes fertilization. This biological process occurs when an ovum is fertilized by sperm.
The two cells unite to form a new life, which will share the genes of both parents.
Germination
This is the biological process by which an embryo develops into a small root that can become a tree or plant.
Tropism
This biological phenomenon occurs when an environmental stimulus causes the change of direction normally of a plant.
If the organ moves in the same sense as the stimulus, it is called positive tropism. If it moves away from the stimulus, it is the negative tropism.
Hybrid
This biological phenomenon occurs when two living beings of different class or subrace cross, provoking a new one with characteristics of the two.
Hybrids usually lose their reproductive capacity and can not create a new species naturally
Metamorphosis
This is the biological process by which a living being changes great physical traits throughout his life.
For example, the butterfly is born as a larva, becomes a cocoon and then ends up being a butterfly. They are remarkable morphological changes in the body of living beings.
Perspiration
It is the biological phenomenon by which living beings evaporate the water they have in their interior through the pores of their skin.
It is a physiological process controlled directly by the nervous system. Although there are some animals that have an internal regulation system that prevents them from perspiring by adjusting their body temperature
Secretion
It is the biological phenomenon by which the living cell or being expels the waste from its body. In multicellular organisms, the secretion is through glands.
And in larger animals, there is an internal environment that is responsible for endocrine secretions.
Cell Differentiation
Cell differentiation is the process by which the cells of a particular cell line modify their gene expression to acquire the morphology and functions of a specific cell type and different from the rest of the cell types of the organism.
Any cell that has that power is what is called stem cell .
Cell growth
All living organisms possess as a fundamental unit of function and structure the cell, it develops only from a pre-existing cell and subsequently the cell generated has a life of its own
Breathing
Exchange of gases in the respiratory organs of vertebrates. Necessary for the oxidation of nutrients and their transformation into energy.
There are two types, the exterior, which is the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide, and the internal, which is the change of gases at the cellular level.
Red tide
It is a phenomenon that occurs at sea by the proliferation of millions of tiny algae that give it a reddish color.
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