Animals don’t need to absorb sunlight in order to live. Only plants have chloroplasts to absorb the rays from the sun which is required for them to live and grow
Insulin is produced by beta cells of the pancreas for storing and disposing of the glucose in various parts of the body like liver. This activity is a differentiated function of the beta cells of pancreas only. Although gene for insulin production is present in all cells, it is expressed only in the beta cells. Hence, it is a differentiated function.
It produces new, organic, rich soil, that can contribute to agriculture and farming, as well as the decomposers that live in them. It is very good to compost.
The scientist that thought he had proven that plants obtain their nutrients from water rather than soil is Van Helmont.
It gets transferred through out animals
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