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Palaeomagnetism is a record of the Earth’s past magnetic field. When lava is erupted at the surface, magnetic minerals, such as iron, in the lava align parallel with the Earth’s magnetic field. The magnet...

In most food chains, all of the energy which is used originally comes from the sun. Plants are "photoautotrophs", which means that they can use light energy from the sun to fuel their life proce...

'Desu' and 'Masu' are both terms which make a sentence sound more formal in Japanese. They both perform the same function, but cant be used interchangeably. The rule to remember is that 'Desu' is used aft...

1 a) Trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli,diaphragm

b) It is a muscle important in the function of respiration

On inhalation, the diaphragm CONTRACTS and FLATTENS. Air is drawn INTO ...

When an individual's blood glucose concentration rises above the normal range (approximately 70-100mmol/100cm^3), alpha cells in the Islets of Langerhans in the pancreas detect this change and release glu...