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How are the lungs adapted to increase the rate of diffusion? 3 Marks

Increase in surface area, which is provided by the many alveoli that are located at the end of the bronchioles. These can number in the thousands. The alveoli have a thin wall, one cell thick, so diffusion c...
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Describe and explain the function of the loop of henle and suggest how its structure may differ in organisms adapted to a desiccated environment.

The loop of henle is a region of the kidney's nephrons which through active and passive transport of Na+ and Cl- ions lowers the water potential of the kidney's medulla, allowing greater reabsorbtion of wate...
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What is natural selection?

Natural selection is one of the fundamental mechanisms of the process of evolution. There are 4 key things to remember about the process of natural selection.1) There is genetic variation within a population...
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What is the difference between mitosis and meiosis?

Essentially they both describe the same biological process whereby chromosomes are divided during cell division. Mitosis produces two diploid daughter cells which are identical to eachother (produces new som...
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How does blood flow through the heart?

Deoxygenated blood enters the heart through the superior/ inferior vena cava into the right atriumThe atria contract and blood flows through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricleThe right ventricle co...
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