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What is the sliding filament mechanism?

The sliding filament mechanism is a model used to show the way in which muscles contract. It involved 3 components - Myosin, Actin and Tropomyosin. Myosin has a head like projection to which an ADP molecu...

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Answered by Joseph C. Biology tutor
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How do you find the length of the longest side of a right-angled triangle?

First of all, I would ask the student what they think the question means and whether they have encountered a question like this before, so that I know where to start from. If the student is more of a visu...

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Answered by Eddie T. Maths tutor
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What is the easiest method of learning and choosing quotes/ lines of poetry for Paper 2?

When I took Paper 2, I found the easiest way of learning lines of poetry was to initially assign the poem to a few themes (for example: 'coming of age'), or think of a few keywords that could be used to d...

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Answered by Daisy O. English tutor
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What is the role of the myelin sheath in the transmission of electric impulses in the nervous system?

It is important to note that the IB syllabus expects the students to understand that "The myelination of nerve fibres allows for saltatory conduction." What this essentially mea...

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Answered by Clara S. Biology tutor
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What's the difference between 'por' y 'para'?

In spanish, there is a very big difference between those two words. Eventough they are both conectors, usually helpful to explain why someone did something or something happened, but their meaning differs...

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Answered by Lucia A. Spanish tutor
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