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Explain the process of mitosis.

Mitosis is a process that is normally explained in four stages - prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase. In prophase, the chromosomes condense and clump together in the middle of the...

Answered by Megan L. • Biology tutor

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How do I translate an ablative absolute construction? e.g. his rebus factis

Ablative absolutes are notoriously tricky to translate, mainly because there isn't really an equivalent construction in English. These phrases are made up of a noun and a participle, both in the ablative ...

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In a stack of CDs, there are 3 types: Rock, Pop and Jazz. There are 2 Rock CDs, x Pop CDs, and (2x+5) Jazz CDs. A CD is chosen at random. If the probability it is Rock is 1/20, work out the probability it is Jazz.

Number of Rock CDs = 2Total Number of CDs = 2 + x + (2x+5) = 3x + 7Probability of Rock CD = 2/(3x + 7) = 1/202/(3x + 7) = 1/2040 = 3x + 7x = 11Number of Jazz CDs = 2x + 5 = 27Total Number of CDs = 3x + 7 ...

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What are the main differences in composition of blood taken from an artery to blood taken from a vein?

An artery which principally supplies cells metabolism would contain more of the 'fuels' required such as oxygen and glucose. A vein typically carries blood containing the waste products of metabolism and ...

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What is the Haber process? What are the optimal conditions for the reaction and why are they not used in practice?

The Haber process is a reaction of burning Nitrogen and Hydrogen to make NH3.The formula is 2N2 + 3H2 - 2 NH3. The reaction is reversible.The forward reaction is exothermic so when the temperature is incr...

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