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(b) In healthy lungs, a gradient is maintained between the concentration of oxygen in the alveoli and the concentration of oxygen in the lung capillaries. (i) Describe how ventilation helps to maintain this difference in oxygen concentration.

Ventilation of the lungs is a mechanism designed to maintain a high concentration of oxygen present in the alveoli. Blood is delivered to the lungs from the heart deoxygenated, meaning the majority of hae...

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What is homeostasis?

Homeostasis is the body's ability to keep the body's internal environment at a condition of equilibrium, in response to any external changes. This includes body temperature, salt concentration, water conc...

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The Federal Government was the most Important Element in Achieving Civil Rights during this period. How far do you agree?

  In order to achieve civil rights there needed to be an effective combination of legislation, enforcement and change in social attitudes. The federal government was made up of the Supreme Court, congress...

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“The Treaty of Versailles was a fair settlement” How far do you agree with this statement?

I agree with the statement “The Treaty of Versailles was a fair settlement” to a certain extent. I know that Germany had been unmerciful during the war leading to thirty seven million casualties. Therefo...

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Let Curve C be f(x)=(1/3)(x^2)+8 and line L be y=3x+k where k is a positive constant. Given that L is tangent to C, find the value of k. (6 marks approx)

SO when we see the word tangent we should be thinking about rate of change. Recall that the line being a tangent means they meet and have the same derivative at this point OR we find k such that f(x)-y=0 ...

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