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Describe the 3 overall stages of the cell cycle and the processes ongoing during the cell's life.

The cell cycle is composed of 3 main stages:

1) Interphase

During the interphase stage of the cell cycle, the cell grows and organelles such as mi...

Answered by Yousif A. • Biology tutor

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How does Philip Larkin create humour in his poem 'This Be The Verse'?

People often find it quite hard to write about humour in exams – in all the analysis that is expected of you, it can be easy to forget that things can be funny! Larkin’s ‘This Be The Verse’ is typical of ...

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How do you calculate the area of a triangle when the question tells you the length of all three sides but no angles?

use the cosine rule to get angle A; cos(A) = (b² + c² - a²)/2bc2) Use '1/2 x a b x sin(C)' to get the area of the triangleNote: the side 'a' is the one opposite angl...

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'dux militibus imperavit ut summa virtute pugnarent.' What construction is this? Parse 'militibus' and explain why it is like this. With the same construction, rewrite this sentence using 'iubeo' instead of 'imperare'.

This is an indirect command. 'militibus' is dative masculine plural because in an indirect command, the verb 'impero, imperare, imperavi, imperatus' takes a dative subject - to order to s...

Answered by Rishem K. • Latin tutor

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Why does blood flow to muscles increase during exercise?

Muscles require more energy during exercise. Additional oxygen and glucose are needed to release the energy. Blood flow increases to supply these to muscles faster.
Respiration also increases to allo...

Answered by Chloe W. • Biology tutor

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