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Mitosis is the cell division that produces 2 daughter cells with genetically identicle DNA to the parent cell. These are none as diploid cells. Meiosis requires two stages of cell division to produce 4 daugh...

If body temperature is too high: Capillaries dilate, increasing the blood supply to the skin and allowing heat to be lost from the body by radiation. If body temperature is too low: Capillaries constrict, re...

Natural Selection is the accepted theory of evolution first postulated by Charles Darwin and can be thought of as 'survival of the fittest'. It is the process by which a species gradually evolves through tim...

The main function of the red blood cell is transport oxygen around the body to other cells. It contains haemaglobin which allows the binding of oxygen. Its biconcave shape maximises the surface area to incre...

There are a few differences that you can use to tell apart or describe these types of cells. The first distinguishing feature is whether the cell is eukaryotic or prokaryotic - this helps to separate bacteri...