Bioluminescence is the production and emission of light by a living organism. It is a form of chemiluminescence. Bioluminescence occurs widely in marine vertebrates and invertebrates, as well as in some fungi, microorganisms including some bioluminescent bacteria and terrestrial invertebrates such as fireflies. In some animals, the light is bacteriogenic, produced by symbiotic organisms such as Vibrio bacteria; in others, it is autogenic, produced by the animals themselves.
In a general sense, the principal chemical reaction in bioluminescence involves some light-emitting molecule and an enzyme, generally called the luciferin and the luciferase, respectively. Because these are generic names, the luciferins and luciferases are often distinguished by including the species or group, i.e. Firefly luciferin. In all characterized cases, the enzyme catalyzes the oxidation of the luciferin.
In some species, the luciferase requires other cofactors such as calcium or magnesium ions, and sometimes also the energy-carrying molecule adenosine triphosphate (ATP). In evolution, luciferins vary little: one in particular, coelenterazine, is found in eleven different animal (phyla), though in some of these, the animals obtain it through their diet. Conversely, luciferases vary widely between different species, and consequently bioluminescence has arisen over forty times in evolutionary history.
Both Aristotle and Pliny the Elder mentioned that damp wood sometimes gives off a glow and many centuries later Robert Boyle showed that oxygen was involved in the process, both in wood and in glow-worms. It was not until the late nineteenth century that bioluminescence was properly investigated. The phenomenon is widely distributed among animal groups, especially in marine environments where dinoflagellates cause phosphorescence in the surface layers of water. On land it occurs in fungi, bacteria and some groups of invertebrates, including insects.
The uses of bioluminescence by animals include counter-illumination camouflage, mimicry of other animals, for example to lure prey, and signalling to other individuals of the same species, such as to attract mates. In the laboratory, luciferase-based systems are used in genetic engineering and for biomedical research. Other researchers are investigating the possibility of using bioluminescent systems for street and decorative lighting, and a bioluminescent plant has been created
Yes the Peppermint Candy Lantern Decoration lights up.
Dwarf lantern sharks use their stomach, which the fish is able to light up, to attract prey. This is how this shark got its name; 'dwarf', for its size, and 'lantern' for its stomach.
It has light and it also produces its own light and thus when it is very dark it could lit up its own light and see clearly.
To light up the lantern, go to the basement and use the kerosene in the bottom-left corner (below the entrance)
When you get the lantern go down stairs and find a barrel and click it. Then the lantern will light up.
A lantern is a light in a transparent protective case. In a biblical sense the lantern is held up high to light the way. It may also mean to let your light so shine that people will see that you have the light of Christ in you. A lantern will banish the darkness and in doing so you will feel safer and comfortable.
Well they are interior lights. Usually lights light up (assuming there is power to them and they aren't burnt out.
The white parts of the tail lights are the reverse lights.
It's simple the light bulb brings light when it is dark.it lights up the house how does it light up. it has a cord which electricity passes through and lights up the wire
Christmas lights
It lights up homes
A cut-out placed into a lantern (generally a profile lantern such as a Source 4) to create an effect, blocking out some of the light coming out of it. Hard focusing the lantern can produce a recognisable shape on the stage, or soft focusing can produce a "break up" making the light look more natural.