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Describe how a synapse works to transmit a nervous impulse from one neuron to another neuron.

There is a pre-synaptic and post-synaptic neuron. An impulse stimulates the presynaptic neuron, travelling down to the synaptic bouton. This releases neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft, which diffu...

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Answered by Steph G. Biology tutor
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Strains of the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus have developed which are resistant to several types of antibiotic. Scientists have named these strains MRSA. These strains have developed as a result of...?

The answer is natural selection.  you have a colony of the bacterium and one bacterium develops a mutation which allows it to become resistant to some types of antibiotics. the bacteria that dont have the...

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Animals and plants have features (adaptations) that allow them to survive in the conditions in which they normally live. Describe how animals and plants are adapted to survive in dry conditions such as deserts. For each adaptation that you give, describ

Species that live in desert habitats, where water is scarce, have adaptations to conserve water and cope with the sandy terrain. A good example is the cactus which has thin spines intead of leaves, this r...

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Answered by Lorna W. Biology tutor
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How do fish ventilate their gills?

Unlike mammals fish have water as their gas exchange medium instead of air. Fish use gills for gas exchange, gills are specialised flaps of tissue which have the following features to allow efficient gas ...

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Answered by Meg H. Biology tutor
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What are the main differences between mitosis and meiosis?

Mitosis Human cells have 23 pairs of chromosomes (diploid - 2 copies of each chromosomes). This is a form of cell devision which makes an exact replica of the cell that is dividing. The cell grows ...

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Answered by Jun Yu C. Biology tutor
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