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What is the difference between diffusion and osmosis?

Diffusion is the passive movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration,whereas osmosis is the passive movement of solut...

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Answered by Margeoux D. Biology tutor
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What is the difference between humoral and cell mediated immunity?

Humoral: An invading pathogen in the blood or lymph has foreign antigens on its surface. This activates B cells which then produce antibodies against the antigen.Cell mediated: One of the body’s own cells...

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Answered by Charlotte A. Biology tutor
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How is blood glucose controlled in homeostasis?

Blood glucose increases and gets too high, this is detected by beta cells in the Islet of Langerhans. Increase in insulin secretion, this speeds up the rate of glucose uptake by tissue cells. Glucose gets...

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Answered by Mustafa A. Biology tutor
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How is a concentrated filtrate produced in the kidney to remove harmful toxins from the body?

To begin with, sodium ions are actively (using ATP) pumped out of the ascending limb of the loop of henle, however, as the ascending limb is impermeable, water remains . This creates a lower water potenti...

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Answered by Dan W. Biology tutor
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How may allopatric and sympatric speciation be distinguished? (4 marks)

First it is important to establish what a species is. A species is a population of similar organisms that can interbreed to produce fertile offspring; meaning they are reproductively isolated from other s...

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