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How are action potentials generated in a neuron?

A stimulus at the receptor end of the neuron causes the membrane to become more permeable to Na+ ions. Because there is a higher concentration of Na+ on the outside of the cell the flood into the cell dow...

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Answered by Alexander N. Biology tutor
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Suggest how the two sub-species have developed from a single ancestral population.

Two populations become separated by a barrier such as sea (geographical separation). As a result populations cannot interbreed, hence gene flow between two populations is prevented. As a consequence, only...

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Answered by Maja S. Biology tutor
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write log2(5) +log2​​​​​​​(3) in its simplest form

This is an exapmle of the addition rule as part of the logorithm syllabus. 

The general rule is logab + logac = loga(b*c)

When the base of the logarithm is t...

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Answered by Nicole P. Maths tutor
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Simplify 3(x-5)/x^2-3x-10

The question is asking us to simplify; in particular, we have to simplify a fraction. We simplify a fraction by cancelling a factor from both the numerator and the denominator. We can apply this algebraic...

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Answered by Nathan B. Maths tutor
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How can you divide an algebraic expression by another algebraic expression?

I would begin the session with checking a basic understanding of the methods of long division, as these will not have been taught very recently. Many students will have been using short division, as it is...

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