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Cold and low oxygen - minimises likelihood of organisms decaying

Sterilising petri dishes and agar before use. Taping lid of petri dish whilst microbes are glowing. Sterilising innoculating loops before use.Carry out experiment near bunsen burner for updraft. 

A vaccine causes white blood cells to produce anitbodies. Antibodies are proteins which kill pathogens, such as viruses and bacteria. If the body is reinfected by the same pathogen as the vaccine then ...

A reflex action is an automatic rapid involuntary response, which acts to protect the body from damage. Such as when you touch something extremely hot, you involuntarily remove your hand from the hot o...

An enzyme is known as a biological catalyst. This is because they can speed up reactions by providing an alternative pathway, lowering the activation energy of the reaction. They are normally composed ...