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What features differ between animal and plant cells?

Animal and plant cells share many similarities. For example, they both have: a nucleus, which houses the genetic material; a cytoplasm, where the chemical reactions of the cell occur; a cell membrane, which ...
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What is the difference between active transport and diffusion.

Diffusion is the passive (does not require energy input) movement of a substance down a concentration gradient from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration . Eg how the colour and flavo...
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Describe how a sperm cell is adapted to its role (4 marks).

The role of a sperm cell is to fertilise an egg cell and pass on genetic material. The nucleus of the sperm cell contains the male genetic material/DNA. The head of the sperm cell contains many mitochondria ...
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What is a parasite?

An organism which feeds off the resources of its host, this has a negative impact on the host and a positive impact on the parasitic organism
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Describe differences between animal and plant cells

There are many differences between animal and plant cells, these include:1) Plant cells have a cell wall, animal cells do not2) Only plant cells have chloroplasts- these contain chlorophyll that helps in lig...
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