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How do the offspring formed from asexual and sexual reproduction differ? Make sure to describe both processes in your answer.

Asexual reproduction occurs when the offspring comes from a single parent. This results in offspring with the same genetic composition as the parent. Sexual reproduction occurs when a male gamete and a femal...
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How are alveoli adapted for their function?

The alveoli in the lungs have a high surface area to volume ratio that provide a higher rate of diffusion. They have very thin walls which are one cell thick that allow fast gaseous exchange between the alve...
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How does the process of eutrophication work?

As we know, fertilisers are used by farmers to increase crop yield, and artificial fertilisers in particular are very high in nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen which stimulate plant growth. However, ...
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Define the different types of respiration.

Respiration is the process of transferring energy throughout cells within an organism. Energy is required for a lot of processes to take place in organisms such as: movement - for muscle contractions to take...
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Explain the process of DNA replication (6 marks).

The parental DNA is unwound from its double helix structure . DNA Helicase enzymes break hydrogen bonds between the bases of the parental DNA. DNA polymerase enzymes add free nucleotides to the daughter stra...
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