Yeast fungi, which include around 600 different species, can utilise the energy in sugar without using oxygen. This process is called fermentation. Sourdough bakers almost always bake with wild yeast, i.e. yeast cells found in the …
Yeast Fungi
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Family
A family is the next systematic step up in the biological classification hierarchy before the genus and usually consists of one or more genera that are evolutionarily close to each other. Thus, the biological system differs from how humans refer …
Species Name
The Species Name – Scientific Name – Binomen
To recognise species in science, we use Latin names called binomen.
These Latin names have two main functions: identifying a species and indicating its relationships with other …
Cellulose
Cellulose is one of nature’s most essential and common organic compounds. It is a polymer of long chains of glucose units and is the main component of plant cell walls. Cellulose is found in the stems, leaves, and stalks of …
True Flies (Diptera)
Diptera is one of the largest orders of insects and consists of flies and mosquitoes. We call them biplanes because they fly with only one pair of wings [1]. Approximately 30 % of Sweden’s insect species are biplanes, with varying …
Earwig (Dermaptera)
Earwigs exist worldwide, except for Antarctica. Forest earwigs usually live in damp, shady places like under leaves or fallen trees. We can also find them in our homes, mostly in basements or bathrooms, where wet and shady places exist. They …
