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What is diffusion and what are the factors that influence the rate of diffusion? What are some of the ways diffusion is used in the body? What is it called when water is diffused through a semi permeable membrane?

Diffusion is the spreading out of particles of any substance in solution or of gas resulting in a net movement of an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration. Diffusion is key to the sur...

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Describe four characteristics of an efficient respiratory surface

Four characteristics of an efficient respiratory surface are: thin epithelium, large surface area, abundant capillaries, ventilation mechanism.

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Answered by Grace R. Biology tutor
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What rehearsal techniques could you use to explore the relationship between two characters?

An insightful exercise you could consider would be status cards. After asking the cast to move freely around the space in character, you ask each to choose an imaginary card from a deck which signifies th...

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Answered by Rachael W. Drama tutor
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How do I go about adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions?

The key thing to remember with fractions, is that adding and subtracting them require a COMMON DENOMINATOR. We achieve this by multiplying both the top and bottom of fractions by a number that allows us t...

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Answered by Sam R. Maths tutor
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How does the kidney filter blood?

The kidney is able to filter blood as it is made up of about a million filtering units. These units are called nephrons which are assosiated with capillaries. The blood flows to the glomerulus, which is a...

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Answered by Alyssa C. Biology tutor
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