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The black mamba’s toxin kills prey by preventing their breathing. It does this by inhibiting the enzyme acetylcholinesterase at neuromuscular junctions. Use your knowledge of muscle contraction to explain how this prevents breathing.

By inhibiting the enzyme acetylcholinesterase, the neurotransmitter acetylcholine does not get broken down. This causes acetylcholine to build up in the synapse between the motor neurones and muscles of r...

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Answered by Tashi C. Biology tutor
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Solve: 5x - 11 = 3x +3 for x

Step 1: Identify Variables: 5x, 3x, Step 2: take the smaller one to other side with change in sign: 5x-3x-11= 3 Step 3: Take constants to other side with change in sign: 5x-3x = 3 +11 Step 4: Simplify on ...

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Answered by Rizwan A. Maths tutor
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For what value of "radius r" is the perimeter of a circle equal to its area?

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Put Area = Circumference

Pi x r x r = 2 x Pi x r

Using Cancellation of equations,

r = 2

Important: Trial and error takes time - Cannot do while doing a gra...

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Answered by Rizwan A. Maths tutor
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Mr. A divided our cake so I got 2/5th of it. If remaining cake was divided equally among 5 more friends so each got 150g, what was the weight of full cake?

3/5 of Cake = 5 x 150 g, Cake Weight = 5/3 x 750 g = 1250g

Important, it is not required to calculate the weight of cake given to you. The inverse of "remaining" fraction can directly giv...

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Answered by Rizwan A. Maths tutor
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Outline the importance of the junctions between neurones in the functioning of the nervous system

DEFINE: Key words What is a junction, what is a neurone and what is the nervous system? So, the nervous system connects all the nerve cells and fibres which transmit nerve impulses from one part of the bo...

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