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plants uses carbon dioxide during photosynthesis. plants use carbon to make carbohydrates and cellulose. animals then eat plants and carbon is passed down. Animals then respire and release carbon dioxide ...

Mitosis: Will produce 2 daughter cells that are genetically IDENTICAL. Used for growth and repair. Meiosis: Produces 4 daughter cells from a parent cell and they will all be genetically unique. Will produ...

Inhibitors INHIBIT the ACTIVITY OF ENZYMES. This means fewer enzymes are able to break up substrate, and so whatever reaction is taking place, slows down. Inhibitors can be found for example, in poison or...

There are 4 cardiac (from the Greek 'καρδία', meaning 'heart') valves.

Physiology (Function) - The pulmonary and aortic valves prevent the backflow of blood from the pulmonary artery and aorta into...

It is understandable why there is confusion between the two terms as we use the term 'respiratory system' to refer to the lungs and associated structures, even though they are not directly involved in the...