Top answers


How should I approach a poem?

I always found it useful to use the following structure when reading a piece of poetry for the first time, and even after that: Language - What devices are used and why? For example, does the poet use allite...
FW
Answered by Fred W. English tutor
5653 Views

How do I write essays?

Essays are very much a personal style, but there is a very universal structure to each essay that you can follow to begin developing these skills. INTRODUCTION This needs to be concise and straight to the po...
FW
5538 Views

Describe the synaptic transmission of nerve impulses.

The nerve impulse arrives at the pre-synaptic knob. Gated voltage-sensitive calcium ion channels open and calcium ions rapidly diffuse into the pre-synaptic knob. The influx of calcium ions stimulates synapt...
MG
Answered by Megan G. Biology tutor
13040 Views

How does deforestation lead to reduced soil fertility?

Logging and subsequently harvesting trees removes nutrients, like phosphates, from the system. The removal of the vegetation that would also normally act as a protective cover and windbreak increases the rai...
MG
Answered by Megan G. Biology tutor
41844 Views

What is Linkage?

Linkage occurs when the genes for two different characteristics are found on the same chromosome. This means that they do not independently assort during metaphase one of meiosis and so pass into gametes tog...
MG
Answered by Megan G. Biology tutor
32851 Views