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Different parts of the body have very different functions, so it is important that the cells in these different parts have adapted in order to help the functioning to be more efficient. For example, red bloo...

MRI stands for magnetic resonance imaging and uses the application of a magnetic field and radio frequency photons to manipulate the spin state of protons (hydrogen nuclei). Hydrogen is one of the most abund...

1) They put on fat which is a good insulator and allows the animal to retain its heat. 2) The animal in putting on weight will become larger and have a smaller surface area to volume ratio which also decreas...

Meiosis produces 4 haploid daughter cells and is essential for forming gametes that contain one copy of each chromosome. Meiosis allows genetic diversity which gives rise to new combinations of genetic allel...

When moving across a selectively permeable membrane, ions, polar and large molecules cannot dissolve easily in the lipid membrabe. Instead, transport must occor by way of protiens that act as carriers or cha...