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Explain why the contraction times of the atria and ventricles in the heart differ.

The atria have a shorter contraction time as the ventricles as they only need to pump blood into the ventricles. The contraction time of the ventricles is longer as they need to pump blood through the aor...

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Describe how animals and plants are adapted to survive in dry conditions such as deserts. For each adaptation explain how this helps them survive. (6 marks)

There are many ways that animals are adapted to live in dry conditions. First, a decrease in surface area reduces water loss by minimising sweating. They may also have long eyelashes ...

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Answered by Lucy B. Biology tutor
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List 3 differences between a plant cell and an animal cell

Plant cells have choloroplasts and animal cells do not, plant cells have a vacuole and animal cells do not, plant cells have a cell wall while animal cells only have a membrane

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Answered by Gal B. Biology tutor
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Lipids are molecules that are derived from

3 Fatty acid chains and 1 Glycerol 

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Answered by Stephen A. Biology tutor
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Two snails belong to the same species. Yellow shelled snails found in grassland areas, dark shelled ones in woodland. Shell colour determined by genes. Explain how natural selection could have caused this distribution of snails

The yellow banded shell provides camouflage to the snail in grassland areas. These are more difficult for the birds to see, so less are eaten by predation. As a consequence, more yellow banded snails surv...

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Answered by Leah B. Biology tutor
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