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Describe how reduced NADP and ATP is produced during the light-dependent stage of photosynthesis.

ATP is produced during both cyclic and non-cyclic photophosphorylation.During cyclic photophosphorylation, a photon of a wavelength 700nm hits a chlorophyll molecule in PS1 and excites a single electron. As ...
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How is the liver adapted to regulating blood component concentrations?

Sinusoids are chambers within the liver where deoxygenated blood from the gut (containing products of digestion) and oxygenated blood from the heart, mix. Sinusoids are lined with liver cells ( hepatocytes )...
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Describe, using the fluid mosaic model, the structure of the cell membrane in animal cells.

The cell membrane is composed of phospholipid molecules. These have a hydrophobic head and a hydrophilic tail. The molecules arrange themselves in a bilayer so that the hydrophobic heads point outwards and t...
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Describe competitive and non-competitive enzyme inhibition

Competitive enzyme inhibition- the inhibitor compound is a similar structure to the enzyme’s active site. This means it can fit into the active site of the enzyme, via the glove induced fit, method creating ...
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Describe what is meant by active transport and state one way in which it is different to simple diffusion

Active transport is the movement of substances from an area of lower concentration to an area of higher concentration. Movement is going against the concentration gradient. This is ATP requiring.Active trans...
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