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Biology
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Explain how skeletal muscle contraction is stimulated

A nerve impulse travelling down a motor neurone causes the release of acetylcholine from the synpatic knob into the synaptic cleft. This then diffuses across the synaptic cleft down its concentration grad...

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Answered by Michael J. Biology tutor
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Q: Describe the structure of an amino acid and the formation of a peptide bond.

Proteins are made up of organic molecules called amino acids. There are thousands of different proteins with diverse functions: storage, transport, structural support, cellular communi...

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Answered by Florence M. Biology tutor
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What is Exocytosis?

Exocytosis is the process by which a cell secretes large substances (such as digestive enzymes or hormones) that have been produced inside the cell.

Substances produced inside the cell are...

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Answered by Lucy S. Biology tutor
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How is an Action Potential produced in a neurone?

It is all to do with the movement of ions in and out of the neurone cell, which changes the potential difference accross the cell's membrane. 

- In a neurone's resting state, the inside o...

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Answered by Lucy S. Biology tutor
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Describe what is meant by photoperiodism

A response controlled by relative light and dark periods. The name of the receptors responsible for absorbing light are phytochromes. The photoperiodic stimulus is detected by the 

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Answered by Amy O. Biology tutor
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