Top answers

Describe how signals travel through a neuron

Input via dendrites, nucleus, axiom (action potential : sodium, potassium), axiom terminals, synaptic cleft (repeat)
MV
Answered by Merle V. • Science tutor
3162 Views

How do I answer a six mark question?

So, six mark questions are notorious for being anxiety inducing but they aren't as scary as they seem. What we as a pair have to do is simply sit down together and go through all the possible six mark questi...
SS
Answered by Samriddhi S. • Science tutor
5220 Views

A person touches a hot pan by accident and their hand automatically moves away. What type of response is this? Describe how the structures involved cause the response. (5 marks)

Reflex action/reflex arc/reflex (allow "involuntary") The stimulus (heat) is detected by temperature receptors in the skin. This causes impulses to travel along a sensory neurone to the spinal cord...
AR
Answered by Ariel R. • Science tutor
62925 Views

What do we mean by latent heat?

When heating a substance, the particles gain energy. As you heat a solid, it eventually changes to a liquid and if you continue to add more heat, it will eventually turn into a gas. When a solid turns into a...
ML
Answered by Melinda L. • Science tutor
6589 Views

What is the difference between aerobic and anaerobic respiration?

Respiration isn’t just breathing: it is the conversion of glucose into energy through a series of reactions in every cell. It provides energy for movement, warmth, and to build molecules up from smaller mole...
SM
Answered by Sarah M. • Science tutor
5707 Views