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Panama is a strip of land that has separated the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea for the past 3 million years. Explain how two different species of pistol shrimp could have developed from an ancestral species of shrimp

Panama has acted as a geographical barrier, separating two populations of ancestral shrimp - one in the Pacific and one in the Caribbean Sea.Random mutations will occur in both populations.Natural selection ...
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Name 3 features of plant root cells and how they allow the cells to absorb ions from the soil

Many mitochondria - production of ATP during aerobic respiration which allows active transport to take place for uptake of ions Many root hairs - Increases surface area for maximum diffusion Large store of s...
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How are plants adapted to survive in dry conditions?

Thick, waxy cuticle - stops evaporation from the leavesStomata that are able to open and close through changes in guard cell turgor pressure- stops water loss by transpiration at night or when water availabi...
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How does photosynthesis lead to plant growth?

Photosynthesis converts light energy from the sun to chemical energy stored as glucose, i.e. the plant can make its own food using energy from the sun. The glucose is used by the plant in the process of resp...
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Describe consecutive stages to Mitosis.

Mitosis is the way how all cells (apart from the gametes - the ones associated with reproduction) divide. Produces 2 identical copies of the cells (known as daughter cells), which have exactly the same DNA.I...
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