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In terms of ecological pyramids, how can pyramids of numbers sometimes be a different shape from pyramids of biomass, even for the same food chain?

Ecological pyramids are a way of visualizing a food chain, either with the mass of organisms or the total number of the population of organims at each stage...

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Answered by Robynne N. Biology tutor
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How do mitosis and meiosis have different outcomes?

The beginning of both of these cell activities are very similar with the 23 pairs (46) chromosomes replicating resulting in 2 sister chromatids. At this point when the spindle fibres attach is when the pr...

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Answered by Thomas P. Biology tutor
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What are the models for enzyme action and how to remember the differences?

The two models to explain the actions of enzymes with substrates are the Lock and Key model & Induced fit model. In lock and key the enzyme is the lock and the substrate is the key. As with a lock and...

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Why are active transport and diffusion different?

Active transport is the movement of molecules, usually against the concentration gradient (going from low concentration into a higher concentration), and it requires energy. Diffusion is the movement of m...

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Answered by Victoria C. Biology tutor
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What is eutrophication? Explain how this process can cause harm to the environment, particularly when farmers apply fertiliser to their land.

Eutrophication describes a process wherein a substance containing excessive levels of nutrients, in this case fertiliser, is applied to land and leaches off into nearby bodies of water (often as a result ...

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Answered by James C. Biology tutor
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