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What types of infectious agents are there?

Bacteria (prokaryotes) 1-5 micrometers, contain RNA and DNA, can synthesise and metabolise protein, generally free livingMajority are harmless, but a certain small list can cause infectious diseasesOne of...

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Answered by Adam T. Biology tutor
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Explain how allopatric speciation can lead to the formation of 2 species from an ancestral species?

The ancestral species is split into two populations by a geographic barrier, which prevents gene flow. Mutations arise which causes genetic variation between the populations. There are different environme...

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Answered by Seb H. Biology tutor
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Albumin (a globular protein) is a solute found in blood plasma. In liver disease, people cannot produce sufficient amounts of albumin. Describe and explain how this change would affect red blood cells.

The solute potential of the blood plasma would be less negative or higher. Higher solute potential = higher water potential. 

Water moves via osmosis from areas of high water potential to low water...

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Answered by Caolan D. Biology tutor
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Prove that (2*a^2 + 7a + 3)/(a + 3) is an odd number for any positive integer number, a.

We see that the numerator is a quadratic, so we factorise it to obtain:

(2a + 1)(a + 3)/(a + 3) = 2a + 1

Since a is a positive integer, we know that 2*a + 1 will always be an odd nu...

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Answered by Nadia M. Maths tutor
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Find the length of the hypotenuse if the right angled triangle's other two sides are of length 5cm and 12cm.

Use of a^2+b^2=c^2 must be included in the answer.

Furthermore the numbers must be put in the above equation to give: 5^2+12^2=c^2

This must then be solved to give: 169^0.5=c

The answ...

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Answered by Sarah W. Maths tutor
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