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Explain why diffusion is an important process in plants and animals.

Diffusion is the movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration down a concentration gradient. Lots of essential processes rely on this movement such as the diffusio...
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what is osmosis and give an example?

Osmosis is the passive movement of water through a partially permeable membrane from a high concentration of water to a low concentration of water. An example of this is when water moves from soil into a roo...
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Describe the use of PCR and how exponential amplification can be achieved.

Polymerase chain reaction ( PCR ) is a technique used in molecular biology to amplify a single copy or a few copies of a segment of DNA across several orders of magnitude, generating thousands to millions of...
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Explain, with the use of a punnet square, heterozygous inheritance.

First, let's make sure we're clear on what heterozygous inheritance means. Hetero means different like heterosexuals are attracted to a different gender than themselves, and zygous is relating to the word zy...
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How does sweat cool the body down? (2 marks)

Water in the sweat evaporates due to the body temperature of the organism - This takes heat with it
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