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Mechanical digestion breaks down large food particles into smaller ones, increasing the surface are to volume ratio. However, polymers present in food particles require a very long time to break down a...

Proteins can function as 

1. Biological Catalysts: enzymes that decrease the activation energy of a reaction and facilitate the progression of chemical reactions

2. Hormones...

Cell division can be divided under three main phases: 

- Interphase: actvie period in life of a cell when metabolic reactions occur, with protein synthesis and DNA replic...

Gene therapy is defined as a set of strategies or procedures that uses Recombinant DNA technology to insert DNA into a patient in order to correct a genetic disease. The result is an altered genotype w...

For IB short answer questions, the command term is almost as important as the content of the subject itself. Here, "explain" highlights to you that an in depth answer with examples is require...