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Action potentials are the way in which information is conveyed along the length of a nerve cell and between nerve cells. At rest, the nerve cells membrane potential is around -70mV. During an action poten...

Enzymes are proteins that are catalysts of chemical reactions. Chemistry shows us that catalysts are non-consumable substances that reduce the activation energy necessary for a chemical reaction to occur....

There are two main parts to the synoptic essay, the subject/specification content which will probably make up around 80-90% of your essay, and then the extra content, which is composed of things above the...

Similarities

1. Both have 5 Carbon sugar - pentose

2. Both contain a phosphate

3. Both contain adenine

Differences

1. DNA has a...

Active immunity occurs when an individual develops immunity against a specific antigen when they are exposed to it - your body reacts by producing memory cells that provide long lasting immunity against t...