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What is natural selection?

A process by which organisms which are most suited to the environment that they live in are more likely to survive and therefore to reproduce, passing the characteristics which made them most suitable on to ...
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If the rate of photosynthesis is reduced, why is the rate of respiration also reduced?

Photosynthesis uses light energy to produce glucose from carbon dioxide in the air and water in the soil. Glucose is then used in respiration, so if there is a reduced rate of photosynthesis, less glucose is...
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Describe how environmental factors affect the growth of roots and shoots in plants. (6 marks)

Plants are able to respond to the environment in multiple ways. Shoots grow upwards, towards light, in a process called phototropism. Roots, on the other hand, grow downwards into the earth towards moisture ...
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Translation occurs in living cells. Explain how translation is carried out, from the initiation stage onwards.

The mRNA was transcribed, (or copied) form a piece of DNA and it holds the information that is needed for protein synthesis. mRNA is read and the amino acids are eventually put together in a chain (polypepti...
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Give methods used in the factory farming of animals. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of these methods

Firstly, animals are kept in cramped conditions. While this allows for the cheaper production of larger amounts of meat this is unethical and causes unnecessary stress to the cooped up animals. The temperatu...
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