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What is the difference between the function of platelets, white blood cells and red blood cells?

They are all components of blood. Platelets are small fragments of cells and help blood to form clots. This stops the body from bleeding when a blood vessel gets damaged. White blood cells destroy microorgan...
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Compare and contrast aerobic and anaerobic respiration.

Aerobic respiration requires oxygen to completely break down glucose and produce energy. The equation is C 6 H 12 O 6 + 6O 2 → 6CO 2 + 6H 2 O. Anaerobic respiration, on the other hand, does not require oxyge...
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Explain the process of mitosis

The process of mitosis produces 2 genetically identical daughter cells. It can be remembered using the acronym PMAT. P rophase : Chromatin supercoils and condenses into chromosomes (which are now visible). T...
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What factors change the rate of diffusion? (3) and what is the relationship between these factors? (1)

Temperature - The higher the temperature the faster the movement of particles so there is an increased rate of diffusion and conversely lowering the temperature decreases the rate of diffusionConcentration g...
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What is meant by the term genotype and how does this differ from the phenotype?

The genotype of an organism is the combination of alleles, different copies of a gene at the same locus, (from the mother and father) that give rise to a particular trait whereas the phenotype is the observa...
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