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Why does Maltase only catalyse Maltose?

Enzymes are proteins with specific tertiary structures. Part of this structure forms an active site. Only the substrate of an enzyme, in this case Maltose, fits/ binds to the active site. This forms an enzym...
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What is semi-conservative replication?

During DNA replication, the two DNA strands separate and each acts as a template (due to base pairing) for DNA polymerase to use to make the second strand of DNA. As a result, each new DNA molecule has one o...
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Complete the following equation which summarises the process of photosynthesis and write the equivalent word equation below your answer …..CO… + 6 ……… --> C………… + 6 ….

6CO2 + 6H2O --> C6H12O6 + 6O2 Carbon dioxide + Water ---> Glucose + Oxygen
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Explain the structure of a DNA polynucleotide strand

Think of DNA like 2 long shoelaces coiled around each other to form a spiral - or a double helix as it's called. Each of the 2 shoelaces is called a 'strand' and is made up of something called 'polynucleotid...
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What is the correct order of the reflex arc?

Students must select 1 of the following: a) Motor - Sensory - Relay b) Effector - Relay - Motor c) Sensory - Relay - Motor d) Relay - Motor - Sensory The correct answer is C. When a stimulus is detected by a...
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