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Name the 3 structures within a plant cell that are absent from an animal cell and describe the function of these 3 structures. (6 marks)

Plant cells contain chloroplasts (1), a cell wall (1) and a permanent vacuole (1). These structures are absent from animal cells. Chloroplasts contain chlorophyll which abso...

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Inhibitors prevent enzymes from working properly. Explain how a competitive inhibitor works and how it affects the rate of reaction of the enzyme.

Competitive inhibitor molecules are a similar shape to the substrate that fits into the enzyme's active site. The competitive inhibitor competes with the substrate molecules to fit into and bind to the ac...

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At what stage of Meiosis are the centrioles of paired chromosomes at opposite poles of the cell ?

During Meiosis I: Metaphase I

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Describe how water moves from roots to leaves.

By the transpiration stream, in the xylem.The xylem is the tube in the plant in which water and solutes are transported from the plant roots to the stem and leaves. The xylem allows capillary action, whic...

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Describe the sequence of events which allows information to pass from one neurone to the next neurone across a cholinergic synapse. (6 marks)

(1) An impulse causes calcium ions to enter the axon. (2) Vesicles fuse with the presynaptic membrane. (3) This causes the release of acetylcholine. (4) Acetylcholine diffuses across the synaptic cleft. (...

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