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Draw a labelled diagram of an animal cell and a plant cell. Give a function for each item named.

Draw diagram of animal cell.Draw diagram of plant cell.
Nucleus - contains the genetic material necessary for replicationCytoplasm - the jelly like material containing the dissolved nutrients and org...

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What are myelin sheaths?

Neurons have long axons that can carry electrical signals across the body. Myelin sheaths are fatty layers that wrap around axons and insulate them. Therefore, myelin sheaths allow electrical signals to b...

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What is the genome and what does it do?

The entire genetic material of a organism is called its genome. Just as a recipe book contains instructions for making different meals, an organism's genome contains instructions for maki...

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Tom tosses a coin. Every toss lands on either heads or tails. The coin lands on heads two thirds of the first 24 games. The coin then lands on heads the next 6 games. For all 30 tosses, work out the ratio heads:tails. Give the answer in the simplest form.

For the first 24 games, heads = 24 x (2/3) = 16. For the next 6 games, heads = 6. Total number of heads = 22. 30 - 22 = 8 therefore tales = 8. Therefore, ratio = 22:8 = 11:4, heads:tales.

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Explain how Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) regulates bodily hydration levels

Antidiuretic hormone is produced by the hypothalamus and is released by the pituitary gland in the brain. The hypothalamus regulates the water content of the blood by controlling how much ADH is released ...

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