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Describe how phagocytic white blood cells destroy bacteria. (4)

The phagocyte recognises antigens on the surface of the bacteria as foreign, causing it to be attracted to the bacteria. The phagocyte then engulfs the bacteria, forming a vesicle around it. Lysozomes fuse w...
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Why does a base substitution in DNA not always result in the formation of non-functional proteins?

Protein structure is determined by amino acid sequence. Each amino acid is coded for by a triplet of RNA bases. These are transcribed from a DNA molecule. If a DNA base is substituted for another base, then ...
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What type of blood does the pulmonary artery contain?

Deoxygenated blood
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An extract of DNA contains 4000 base pairs. The extract is identified to contain 300 guanine bases. How many adenine bases can be found in the DNA extract?.

3700
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Explain how the physical properties of water enable organisms to survive over a range of temperatures.

Water has a very high specific heat capacity due to the collective forces of the many hydrogen bonds. A lot of energy goes into breaking these bonds rather than raising the temperature of the water, hence pr...
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