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Name the three components of a nucleic acid

pentose sugar and phosphate group backbone nitrogenous base
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How do humans regulate their body temperature?

The hypothalamus in the brain controls the body temperature. If the temperature gets too high: receptors in the hypothalamus detect the change. the heat loss centre is stimulated causing 3 things: vasodialat...
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What are the differences between fast and slow twitch skeletal muscle fibres?

We have two types of muscle in our body with each having different properties, functions and distributions in the human body. Fast twitch muscle fibres (also known as type II muscle fibres) are able to contr...
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Explain the formation of a new species

Speciation (the formation of a new species) can be broken down into a few concise steps. The most important step is the isolation of two populations. This usually occurs because of physical factors such as a...
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How are chloroplasts adapted to their function?

Many grana, large surface area for photosynthetic pigments, electron carriers and ATP synthase enzymes. Photosynthetic pigments are arranged into structures called photosystems, allows maximum absorption of ...
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