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Explain how the bodies endocrine system controls levels of blood glucose after eating a meal?

After consumption of a meal the levels of glucose in the blood rise. Receptors on beta cells detect this change. The beta cells are in the Islets of Langerhans of the pancreas. They secrete insulin in respon...
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Explain Darwins theory of evolution by natural selection (5 marks)

A mutation will randomly occur in individuals within a species, providing a larger variation in genes. This mutated gene may produce characteristics which are beneficial for the individual in their environme...
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What is the role of the synapse in neuronal transmission, and why is it important?

The synapse is a structure that permits a neuron to send an electrical or chemical signal to another neuron. It is where neurones can communicate with each other. It contains a pre-synaptic and post-synaptic...
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What is mitosis?

Mitosis is the process of division of a single cell to create two identical daughter cells. It involves four distinct phases: prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase, followed by cytokinesis. Each of the...
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Mom has blood type A and father has blood type B. a) If mom has AA and dad B.B. genotype, determine their children’s genotype. b) If mom has AO and father has B.B. genotyoe, determine their children’s genotype and the likelihood.

If the mom has blood type A, her genotype could either be AA or AO. She has at least one copy of A allele. If the father has blood type B, his genotype could either be BB or BO. He has at least one copy of B...
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