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Farmers use nitrate containing fertilisers on their crops which are leached into river water due to rains and water run off, causing a build up of nitrates in pools of water. This increases the ion concen...

For these types of questions, start by writing out the equation for magnification: Magnification = (size of image) / (size of real object). Then, find the values given in the question that can be plugged ...

a) When an action potential arrives at the presynaptic membrane there is an influx of calcium ions which allows the vesicles containing neurotransmitter to move to and fuse with the presynaptic membrane. ...

Motor neurons have a cell body, short dendrites and a long axon. Their function is to conduct impulses to an effector (muscle or gland).Sensory neurons, on the other hand, have a cell body, long dendrites...

Voltage-gated Na⁺ channels and Voltage-gated K⁺ channels are closed at rest, Once a stimulus is applied, the neurotransmitters activate chemically-gated (CG) channels within the cell...