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Why shouldn't you take antibiotics for a cold?

You may remember that there are broad categories of microorganisms that cause diseases, such as bacteria, viruses and fungi which all have different properties and ways of causing disease. Antibiotics are ma...
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What are the functions of xylem and phloem?

The easiest way to remember the main different between xylem and phloem, when you know one transports glucose and the other water and minerals, is that phloem (pronounced as an 'f') = food, so glucose. And x...
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Explain the process of transcription

part of the DNA molecule unwinds DNA strands separate by DNA helicase breaking the hydrogen bonds one strand used as the template strand free nucleotides line up against DNA and bind through complementary ba...
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I don’t really understand how the reflex arc works.

Receptors in the skin detect a stimulus (which is a change in environment, for example an increase in temperature when you touch a hot pan). Sensory neurones (a nerve cell which sends electrical impulses fro...
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Describe the basic stages of mitosis.

Cell division, or mitosis, occurs in diploid cells (cells with two copies of every chromosome). During mitosis, a cell will divide and produce two daughter cells which are also diploid. These two daughter ce...
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