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At each point along the capillary bed, fluid movement is governed by 2 forcesHydrostatic pressureWater potentialAt the arteriole endBlood is under pressure -> high hydrostatic pressure forces fluid (plasm...

I can see why you could get these two mixed up as both are movements of molecules which require a transport protein. There are, however, key differences between the two.Facilitated diffusion(FD) is a passive...

The egg cell is a specialised germ cell which has a haploid number of chromosomes in order to allow restoration of diploid number (46) at the time of fertilisation.The egg cell contains lipid droplets to pro...

A protein is composed of polymers of amino acids , joined together by peptide bonds via condensation .A primary structure is the order of amino acidsA secondary structure is the folding of polypeptide bonds ...

Blood glucose concentration levels fluctuates depending on what has been eaten and how much activity has been done. alpha and beta (B) cells in the pancreas detect change in the blood glucose concentration. ...