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Home / Doubts and Solutions/ICSE/Class 6/Physics

What is bioluminescence?

Asked by Topperlearning User 14th May 2015, 3:03 PM
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The emission of light from living organisms like plants and animals is called bioluminescence.

Example: jugnu (or a glow worm) and a firefly.

It occurs from a chemical reaction in which chemical energy is converted into light energy.
The name is originated from the Greek word “bios” for “living” and the Latin word “lumen” foe “light”.

 

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