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Which component of the vaccine stimulates an immune defence? How do they prevent people from catching the disease e.g. mumps?

inactive pathogens white blood cells produce antibodies these antibodies can be then quickly released whrn the immune system comes into contact with the live pathogen and destoy it
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Does water travel up or down the concentration gradient?

Via osmosis, water travels down the concentration gradient to an area of lower water concentration and higher concntration of other substances.
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What is the definition of osmosis? How is it different from diffusion?

Osmosis is the net movement of water molecules from a high water potential to a low water potential through a semi-permeable membrane. It is different from diffusion as it is through a semi-permeable membran...
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name 3 organelles that are present only in plant cells

cell wall, vacoule, chloroplasts
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What is Osmosis?

The one definition of osmosis is 'The movement of water from a high concentration to a low concentration, down it's concentration gradient, across a partially permible membrane, until osmotic pressue is equa...
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