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Mitosis is used for growth, repair and asexual reproduction whereas meiosis results in the production of gametes needed for sexual reproduction. Mitosis creates 2 cells with diploid chromosomes but meiosi...

A process by which organisms which are most suited to the environment that they live in are more likely to survive and therefore to reproduce, passing the characteristics which made them most suitable on ...

After the mRNA has exited the nucleus through the nuclear pores. Translation begins with the mRNA entering the ribosome. Next tRNA uses its three unpaired bases to bond with a specific amino and bring it ...

Describe: As the pH decreases below the optimum, enzyme activity also decreases. Explain: As pH decreases, the concentration of hydrogen ions increases (the environment becomes more acidic). Enzymes are p...

Photosynthesis uses light energy to produce glucose from carbon dioxide in the air and water in the soil. Glucose is then used in respiration, so if there is a reduced rate of photosynthesis, less glucose...