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What are some hypotheses to explain the Permo-Triassic mass extinction? (when 95% of marine invertebrates and 77% of land species became extinct)

A mass extinction is a large decrease in the number of species over a relatively short period of time (several millions of years). The most likely cause of this species decline is the formation of the superc...
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Outline and explain two ways in which the ethnocentric curriculum may operate in education.

The term ' ethnocentric ' describes an attitude or policy that gives priority to the culture and viewpoint of one particular ethnic group, while disregarding others. The culture that dominates is adopted by ...
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How many chromatids does a cell contain during Prophase?

92A human has 46 chromosome (23 pairs). After the genetic material is duplicated and condenses in Prophase, there are still 46 chromosomes but they exist in an X-shape, where two sister-chromatids are attach...
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Find the derivative of y=arcsinx

To differentiate we must use implicit differentiation. So: siny=x .Differentiating both sides we get (dy/dx)cosy=1, so (dy/dx)=1/cosy . Using the common identity (sin 2 (y)+cos 2 (y)=1) we can rewrite the de...
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Why does the nucleophilic addition of a cyanide ion to an aldehyde form a racemic mixture?

Because the plane of the C=O bond in an aldehyde is flat, and so the nucleophilic attack of CN - onto the C can occur above or below the plane of the molecule, producing two different stereoisomers of a 2-hy...
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