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Biology
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How do vaccinations work? Relating to humoral immunity and the secondary immune response.

The body has both humoral and cell mediated immunity. A vaccination involves injecting a patient with inert (Inactivated) or dead material from a pathogen, be that a bacterium or a virus. Once injected in...

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Describe the transmission of a nerve impulse across a synapse.

An action potential arrives at a presynaptic neurone, which causes calcium ion channels to open. Calcium ions enter the presynaptic knob, which causes synaptic vesicles containing neurotransmitter to deta...

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How does speciation occur?

A barrier separates the original population into two groups. Due to the different environmental conditions (selection pressures) either side of the barrier, different alleles are selected that better adap...

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Describe the process of the light-independent reaction.

Carbon dioxide diffuses into the cell leaf through the stomata, and diffuses into the water surrounding the mesophyll cell walls (main site of photosynthesis-packed with many chloroplasts). From here, the...

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What is homeostasis and give 3 examples of homeostasis in the body.

Homeostasis is the maintaining of a constant internal environment to allow for healthy functioning of the body. Three examples would be the control of water levels in the kidney via ADH, control of temper...

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