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Organisms may be less well adapted to the changing climate. The organisms will be outcompete by other organisms and it will be harder to them to find food and shelter which are crucial to the organisms su...

NucleusMitochondriaGolgi ApparatusSmooth endoplasmic reticulum

· The myelin sheath means that action potentials can occur only at the gaps between the Schwann cells that make up the myelin sheath.· Effectively the action potential jumps from one node of Ranvier to th...

·   Myelin sheath is an insulating layer of fatty material, composed of Schwann cells wrapped tightly around the neurone.·   Sodium and potassium ions cannot diffuse through this fatty layer.·   In betwee...

Firstly, think of what you already know about the structure of the lungs and how that makes them so effective at their job. (Elasticity, large surface area for gas exchange, high gradient and short diffus...