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Explain the difference between tidal volume and total vital capacity. Under what circumstances would each occur?

Tidal volume is the normal volume of air inhaled in one breath at rest. Total vital capacity is the maximum amount of air a person can expel from the lungs after a maximum inhalation. This usually occurs whe...
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Why is the human circulatory system a double system?

The human circulatory system consists of the heart - a pump and a series of tubes - the blood vessels containing the blood. There is an atrium and a ventricle on each side of the heart and the two sides can ...
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Why should we not overprescribe and overuse antibiotics?

Antibiotics are used for killing bacteria and therefore, it can act as a selection pressure. This means that the bacteria can mutate, in order to avoid being killed and this would be a favourable mutation, a...
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Mutations leads to the production of a non-functional protein. Explain why.

Mutations changes triplets/codons after that point and causes a frame shift Changes amino acid sequence after this as it codes for different amino acids Affects hydrogen/ionic/sulfur bonds but not peptide bo...
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A myelinated axon conducts impulses faster than a non-myelinated axon.

In myelinated axons, there is action potential/depolarisation only at the nodes. In myelinated axons, the nerve impulses jump from node to node, therefore there is saltatory conduction. In myelinated axons, ...
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