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Describe how water moves from roots to leaves (3 marks)

Via the process of transpiration:Water is evaporated from the leaves in the canopy. Due to capillary action, this causes more water to move up the plant through the xylem vessels to replace the water as i...

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Ms Henderson has two jars of sweets. The jars contain the same number of sweets in total. 25% of the sweets in Jar A are mint. Two fifths of the sweets in Jar B are mint. There are 10 mint sweets in Jar A, how many mint sweets are there in Jar B?

For this question we should be familiar with percentages and their equivalents in fraction. Since they have the same number of sweets, we calculate first the total number of sweets there is in the jars an...

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Which quotes should I learn for my exam?

The key point is to learn quotes that will be useful. Sort your quotes into topics, where the topic heading is something that an exam question might ask about. Then work the other way, choosing a quote an...

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Solve the simultaneous equations using the substitution method. 2y+x=8 and 1+y=2x.

First point out that it makes sense to solve this system of equations using the substitution method because one of the variables can easily be isolated without multiplication or division.(Step 1:) Label t...

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The main reason the Nazi party gained popularity in the 1920s and early 1930s was due to Hitler as a charismatic and effective leader.

Indeed, Hitler's charisma and effectiveness as the leader of the NSDAP contributed to their increasing popularity in the said time period. However, it is more accurate to state that the economic depressio...

Answered by William R. • History tutor

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