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Biology
A Level

A drug used in a scientific trial is a competitive inhibitor of the elctron transport chain in the light dependent reaction, what affect will this have on the amount of glucose synthesised by the plant? (4 marks)

1- The drug has a similar shape to the substrate which is complementary to the active site of the electron transport chain proteins. 2- Competitive inhibition stops the transfer of electrons, coming from ...

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Answered by Sam P. Biology tutor
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How does the sequence of pressure changes in the heart produce a unidirectional flow of blood?

The heart follows a cycle of contraction (systole) and relaxation (diastole), like this:

whole heart diastole --> atria systole --> ventricular systole --> atria diastole, ventricular syst...

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Answered by Maria W. Biology tutor
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How is insulin released in response to raised plasma glucose?

Raised plasma glucose concentration means greater entrance of glucose into beta cells in the Islet of Langerhans in the pancreas. This increased concentration glucose means greater metabolism of glucose, ...

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Answered by Madeleine O. Biology tutor
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Describe the process of transcription of DNA

DNA transcription is the process of copying the DNA strand in order to make mRNA that is needed for protein synthesis. Firstly, RNA polymerase attaches to the double helix of DNA, this unwound by the RNA ...

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Answered by Matt H. Biology tutor
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Explain how geographical isolation can result in speciation

When two populations are geographically isolated they can no longer interbreed. There is no mixing of genes between the groups and over generations differences build up between the populations. This is ca...

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Answered by Tamsyn D. Biology tutor
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