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Putting bee honey on a cut kills bacteria. Honey contains a high concentration of sugar. Use your knowledge of water potential to suggest how putting honey on a cut kills bacteria.

Sugar is a solute, so honey contains a high concentration of solutes. This increases the solute potential, and decreases the water potential of honey, which is therefore lower than the water potential in ...

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Answered by Nighat K. Biology tutor
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Differentiate, with respect to x, e^3x + ln 2x,

e^3x differentiates to 3e^3x as you multiply the function e^3x by the derivative of the inside function 3x. 3x differentiates to 3, so the answer is 3 multiplied by e^3x. The derivative of a natural log f...

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Answered by Pelumi A. Maths tutor
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What do I need to include in order to answer a 'how valuable' source question effectively?

At A level, there are 3 key elements of these source questions that must be addressed in any answer. These are: 1) content, 2) provenance and 3) tone. Discussing each one in turn: 1) The content of the so...

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Answered by Samuel F. History tutor
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Give three features of an efficient exchange surface. Provide an example for each feature.

An efficient exchange surface should have a high surface area as this increases the rate at which diffusion can occur across it. For instance, roots have many root hair cells. These root hair cells have t...

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Answered by Elliot H. Biology tutor
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How is heart rate controlled?

The heart muscle is myogenic, meaning that it is able to initiate its own contraction. The wall of the right atria has a region of specialised fibres known as the sinoatrial node ...

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Answered by Beth M. Biology tutor
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