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The process of cell division is called the cell cycle. G1 phase - Cell grows in size and cellular contents (e.g. organelles) duplicate so that the new cells will have enough to function. S phase - The ch...

Diffusion is the movement of particles, either in gas or solution, from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration until the concentration in the whole area is equal. This also occurs a...

Succession is the term given to describe the changes that take place within an ecosystem. Barren land such as bare rock can be formed by the eruption of a volcano or a glacier retreating. The first stage ...

It is known as double-stranded as there are two strands of DNA joined by hydrogen bonds between the bases and polynucleotide refers to the fact that there are many nucleotides joined by phosphodiester bon...

capillaries have a high surface area to volume ratio to allow fast diffusionCO2 can diffuse from cells to blood plasmathe lungs also contain capillaries allowing CO2 to diffuse into them prior to exhalati...