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Give one method of immobilising an enzyme. What are the benefits of using immobilised enzymes?

Methods:encapsulate in sodium alginate beadstrap in the pores of silica geladsorption onto glass or clay or resinwithin a polymer or microspheresby covalent bonding to a support material such as collagen Ben...
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Explain the difference between diffusion and active transport with examples.

Diffusion is the passive process by which molecules move across a semi permeable membrane down their concentration gradient from an area of high concentration to low concentration. An example is gaseous exch...
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Describe the physiology of the pancreas

The Pancreas is a special organ found in the abdominal cavity. What is unusual about the pancreas is that it has both an endocrine and an exocrine function. An endocrine function is when the organ produces a...
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Explain how blood circulates through the heart?

Firstly we need to know the anatomy of the heart. The heart is made up of four chambers, the top two are called Atria and the bottom two are called ventricles, the heart is also split up into a left side and...
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How do synapses work?

Each neuron does not directly end on another neuron, there is a small gap between two neurons called a synapse. In order for an impulse to be generated in the next neuron, a chemical transmitter is released....
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