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Describe two ways in which nervous communication differs from hormonal communication

Nervous communication is short range whereas hormonal communicaiton is long range ( acts over whole body) Nervous communication is much faster than hormonal communication (has to pass through the blood)
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Explain the importance of accessory pigments in photosynthesis.

Accessory pigments, such as carotenoids and xanthrophylls, increase the rate of photosynthesis by increasing the efficiency of light absorption in both photosystem I and II, specifically in the light harvest...
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What is Polymerase Chain Reaction?

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is a method of DNA amplification. This method utilises complementary primers which target a fragment of interest within DNA. It is made up of cycles of repeated heating and co...
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What are the two ways that alleles can be expressed?

Alleles can be either dominant or recessive. Dominant alleles are always expressed - even if there is only one copy present - that is it can be heterozygous or homozygous. Recessive alleles are only expresse...
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Explain 3 ways in which red blood cells are adapted to perform their function efficiently

Red blood cells:To understand the adaptation, our first question is actually, what is the function of red blood cells- oxygen transportTherefore, if we want efficient oxygen transport:1)no nucleus- gives us ...
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