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Sucrose is digested faster than starch because the process only has one step: sucrose is digested to glucose by sucrase. However, the digestion of starch has two steps: starch is digested to maltose b...

- Differences in genes lead to variation within a species

- It is in an individuals' best interest to produce the maximum amount of offspring in order to have maximum variation in the genes of...

Phagocytes are types of cells found in the bloodstream and tissue. They are an important part of the immune system. They recognise foreign antigens on invading pathogens and engulf them. They then dig...

The myelin sheath is a fatty layer made up of the hugely expanded plasma membrane of schwann cells which surround the axon of neurons. The axon is unprot...

1) Wind- strong winds blow the evapourated water away from the leaf so that when it condenses, it will not go back into the leaf via the stoma

2) Temperature- high temperatu...