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DNA is double stranded while RNA is a single stranded polynucleotide chain. In DNA the pentose sugar is deoxyribose (one less oxygen containing hydroxyl group) and in RNA it is ribose. In DNA the four bas...

Enzymes are substrate specific proteins which act as biological catalysts and as temperature increases, we see an increase in enzyme activity. This occurs because an increase in temperature causes molecul...

A receptor detects a stimulus e.g. pressure. The receptor generates electrical signals. Neurones conduct impulses, a sensory neurone conducts to the spinal cord. There is a synapse between the neurones an...

So as we know, the job of the lungs is to transfer oxygen from the outside atmosphere into the body while also removing waste products that the body has produced and needs to get rid of- carbon dioxide. T...

1- The long tail helps the sperm to swim towards the egg. Also makes the sperm more streamlined to get to the egg quicker. 2- The mitochondria release energy which enable the sperm to swim towards the egg...