TweetThe difference between DNA and RNA in the most basic way is that DNA is double stranded whereas RNA is single stranded. The next difference is that DNA is made from deoxyribose and RNA… Read more
TweetA fruit is a ripened ovary containing seeds; actually quite similar to the human ovary in comparison. In the case of the pomegranate for example, the whole thing is the ovary of the pla… Read more
TweetGross refers to a sum of money given to another person; typically as payment for labor, without any taxes or other deductions taken away. For example, if you earn a salary of $40,000 pe… Read more
TweetHardware refers to the physical components of the computer that run the software; such as the hard drive, the motherboard, the video and sound cards, the monitor, the printer, the keybo… Read more
TweetHIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus and it is the virus that causes AIDS; which stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. The main difference being that a person can have… Read more
TweetThe difference between mass and weight is that mass is constant and fixed, while weight varies with location because weight is a measure of the force that gravity has on an object. Your… Read more
TweetMitosis refers to duplication of a non sex cell into two diploid cells (diploid means that it has two sets of chromosomes – one from mom and one from dad) and Meiosis refers to th… Read more
TweetThe difference between plant and animal comes down to cell structure. Plants have a tough, cellulose wall and animals don’t. Plants have chloroplasts that photosynthesize matter f… Read more
TweetProkaryotic organisms are mostly unicellular and much simpler in form and function than eukaryotic cells. Plants and animals have eukaryotic cells to carry out the complicated metabolic… Read more
TweetThe difference between weather and climate is that weather happens over the short term and climate happens over long term. For example, in Canada, summer officially starts on June 22 an… Read more
