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Mitosis is a 4-stage process that produces 2 diploid daughter cells from a somatic parent cell (somatic cell is just another way to say any cell other than reproductive cells such as germ cells which produce...

The vaccine contains antigens of the virus. When injected, these antigens are recognised by macrophages which engulf the antigen and present the antigens on their surface. Once the antigens are presented, th...

Chloroplasts are organelles found only in plants that allow the plant to release energy from sunlight through photosynthesis. They are green in colour because they contain the pigment chlorophyll.

The athlete begins to sweat, as exercising releases energy from the body in the form of heat, so the water evaporating from the surface of the skin results in the body cooling down.

Can efficiently absorb sunlight- upper part of leaf contains tightly packed palisade mesophyll cells; cells have large vacuole which pushes chloroplasts to the edge of leaf and well developed cytoskeleton to...