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The actual size of a microrganism is 3.6 micrometres and the image size is 9 cm, what is the magnification of the diagram?

I = A X M M = I / A mm -> μm (x10000) 9 cm = 90000 μm90000 / 3.6 = x 25000 magnification

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What is meant by the term enzyme specificity?

Every enzyme has a unique shape. They have a region called the 'active site' where a substrate can bind. This site of the enzyme is a particular shape and only substrates that fit this site exactly can bi...

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How does antibiotic resistance occur?

Bacteria can mutate and this mutation can make them resistant to an antibiotic. Treating this infection then means that only the non-resistant strains of bacteria will be killed. The resistant bacteria wi...

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What are the 3 main factors affecting the rate of photosynthesis?

Light - Increasing light intensity, increases the rate of photosynthesis up to a certain point. At this point, either temperature or CO₂ level is the limiting factor.

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What are the issues of monocropping in agriculture and how could inputting hedgerows improve this?

The natural environment is a symbiosis of thousands of species. For a given area, the variety of species is called its biodiversity. An environment with a high biodiversity is often describes as healthy. ...

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