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Inside a chloroplast, there are thylakoid disks, that have their own phospholipid bilayer membrane, which contains embedded protiens, which allow the process of cyclic ad non-cyclic photophosphorylation t...

A synapse is a junciton between neurones. Information is passed across a synapse when a chemical neurotransmitter is released from one neurone across the synpase to the next neurone causing an electrical ...

The heart is a pump, which moves blood around your body. It has 4 areas filled with blood, called chambers and a right and left side. There are two atria and two ventricles, one of each on each side. The ...

 1. A reflex is an automatic response to a stimulus. For example: If I touch a hot plate, my hand will automatically pull away from the heat. Another example is the pupillary light reflex...

Body temperature in mammals is controlled and maintained by a small part of the brain called the hypothalamus. Information about the temperature both inside and outside of the body is det...