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Explain how smooth muscle in the arterioles can reduce blood flow.

The smooth muscle contracts, causing vasoconstriction. Vasoconstriction is the narrowing of the vessel lumen.

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Answered by Hannah A. Biology tutor
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Give 3 differences between aerobic and anaerobic respiration.

Oxygen is used in aerobic respiration. More energy is generated in aerobic respiration. Carbon dioxide and water are products of aerobic respiration, whereas lactic acid is the end product of anaerobic re...

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Answered by Hannah A. Biology tutor
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What is the process by which plants and algae remove carbon from the atmosphere?

Photosynthesis. This question may throw some students off because: 1: They may be used to the question phased as something like 'By what process do plants generate glucose' 2: They may not be aware that a...

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Answered by Leo W. Biology tutor
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Explain how a population of antibiotic-resistant bacteria might develop from non-resistant bacteria.

  • There is genetic variation within the population of bacteria
  • The variation has occurred due to random genetic mutations
  • This variation means that a bacterium may have a mutation th...
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Answered by Maia P. Biology tutor
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why does vision using the fovea have high visual acuity, but low sensitivity to light compared with vision using other parts of the retina.

the connections within the retina explain this. there is a different density and distribution of different types of cells in the retina - the fovea, in the centre of the eye, has a high density of cone ce...

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Answered by Juliette W. Biology tutor
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