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what are principles of organisation in the human body?

Cells are the basic building blocks of all living organisms. A tissue is a group of cells with a similar structure and function. Organs are aggregations of tissues performing specific functions. Organs are o...
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Outline the processes involved in the generation of ATP through chemiosmosis (6 marks)

Reduced NAD and FAD from the Krebs cycle are re-oxidised in the electron transport chain, situated on the inner mitochondrial membrane. The electrons are passed down the protein complexes embedded in the ele...
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What is an enzyme and how do they work?

An enzyme is a protein that speeds up a chemical reaction. For example, the food you had for your lunch today was probably made up of complex carbohydrates, proteins and lipids. These need to be broken down ...
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Panama is a strip of land that has separated the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea for the past 3 million years. Explain how two different species of pistol shrimp could have developed from an ancestral species of shrimp

Panama has acted as a geographical barrier, separating two populations of ancestral shrimp - one in the Pacific and one in the Caribbean Sea.Random mutations will occur in both populations.Natural selection ...
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How does the oxygenated and deoxygenated blood travel throughout the heart?

Human circulation is a closed system that may be divided into systemic and pulmonary circulation. The first one is a loop from the heart to the body. The second one is a loop from the heart to the lungs. In ...
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