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

Write a short note on bioluminescence.

Asked by Topperlearning User 14th May 2015, 1:41 PM
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Bioluminescence:

  • A few typical plants and animals emit light, for example, jugnu and firefly. The emission of light by living organism is called bioluminescence. 
  • Bioluminescence results from a chemical reaction in which chemical energy is directly converted into light.
  • In this process, a little amount of heat is evolved. 

 

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