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Describe the process of osmosis

Osmosis is the movement of water molecules from a high partial pressure (or concentration) to a low partial pressure (or concentration) down pa...

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Answered by Alisha F. Biology tutor
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How does not completing a course of antibiotics lead to increased immunity within a population of bacteria?

As you take the antibiotics, it begins to kill bacteria causing infection within your body, however not all bacteria are created equal, and some are more resilient to the antibiotics than others. Naturall...

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Answered by Rob I. Biology tutor
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How does the body control its temperature?

Thermoregulation is an example of homeostasis - the process by which the body maintains an optimum state. The body must maintain a stable temperature because extreme lows and highs of temperature can affe...

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Answered by Dasha A. Biology tutor
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Explain why parents, who do not have cystic fibrosis, can have a child with cystic fibrosis.

Because cytic fibrosis is a recessive genetic disease, both parents can be carriers therefore having Ff genotypes. If a punnett square is drawn, it can be seen that offspring with the genotypes FF, Ff and...

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Answered by Sama A. Biology tutor
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Discuss how your body responds to a stimuli

A stimuli is an environmental cue from either the internal environment or the external environment The stimuli is detected by receptors, which pass a signal along to the brain or spinal column through sen...

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Answered by Eleanor F. Biology tutor
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