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What is the difference between glucose and glycogen?

Glucose is a monosaccharide, meaning that it is composed of single units. This is suitable for transport through the blood stream. Glycogen, however is a polysaccharide meaning that is composed of at leas...

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Answered by Samuel C. Biology tutor
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What is cell differentiation?

We all begin life as a totipotent single cell: the zygote. Totipotency is when a cell can differentiate into any cell line of the human body. The zygote divides repeatedly and differentiates to produce ma...

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Answered by Candice H. Biology tutor
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What happens when your hand touches a flame?

You will will automatically move your hand away in a process known as the relex arc. Your natural 'reflex'.thermal sensors in your fingers will sense the heat and send electrical impulses along your senso...

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Answered by Molly O. Biology tutor
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How does the DNA molecule affect the function and structure of an organism?

DNA is made up of a double helix with a sequence of nitrogenous bases attached; Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine and Thymine. These bases are used to code for messenger RNA, a molecule which allows for the repl...

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What process is known as cell 'eating'and give one example of that process relating to the human immune system?

Cells need to eat and drink, just like me and you. The process where cells ingest other cells or foreign material is called PHAGOCYTOSIS. The process itself is very complicated and you don’t need to know ...

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Answered by Marko T. Biology tutor
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