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Briefly outline the divisions and roles of the human nervous system.

The role of the nervous system is to collect, process and respond to information in the environment and to coordinate the workings of organs and cells in the body. It is subdivided into t...

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Describe the changes in forces experienced by a parachutist after they have started falling

Initially, the parachutist will experience a greater downwards force due to gravity which causes them to accelatae downwards. As they accelarate, the upwards force of air resistance will increase. They wi...

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How do plants alter the way in which they grow in response to light?

Plants have photoreceptors in the tips of their shoots. If light is detected from a specific direction, the plant will produce auxins which diffuse fown the shoot of the plant. The auxins increase in conc...

Answered by Iona N. • Biology tutor

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What are material factors and how do they affect educational achievement?

This question needs to be broken down in to two elements;

1^st what is material capital and what are examples of material capital

2^nd what is educational achievement and...

Answered by Emily R. • Sociology tutor

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In a population of deer there are two alleles, p and q. Individuals with allele p are faster than those with allele q and so are better at avoiding predation by wolves. Explain how natural selection will affect the characteristics of the deer population.

In the population, there is genetic variation with some individuals possessing allele p and some possessing allele q. Predation by wolves acts as a selection pressure on the genetic variation in the popul...

Answered by Harrison O. • Biology tutor

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