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Carbon-containing compounds in organic waste are broken down by microorganism for respiration, releasing CO2 to the atmosphere. This CO2 is taken in by plants for photosynthesis to produce glucose, to be ...

As an action potential (AP) arrives at the synaptic knob and depolarises the presynaptic membrane, voltage-gated Ca2+ channels open, allowing the entry of Ca2+ ions, This caues vesicles (membrane-bound or...

The lungs are made up of many air sacs called alveoli. The alveoli have many folds which create a large surface area.  The larger the surface area, the greater the area of alveolar cell membrane available...

Osmosis and diffusion are two words used to describe the movement of molecules. Molecules are like people. They don't like to be squashed into small areas with lots of other molecules surrounding them. Mo...

B is the answer. Glucagon stimulates an increase in blood sugar/ [glucose] Gluco means glucose is the product Glyco mea...