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Describe how an enzyme increases the rate of a biochemical reaction?

An enzyme has an active site at which it binds to the substrates involved in the biochemical reaction. This results in the formation of an enzyme-substrate complex. The formation of such an intermediate c...

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Explain two elements that can be considered to be aspects of ‘the rule of law’.

The basic principle of the rule of law was defined in Entick v Carrington and it is the idea that all government action must be based upon law. One aspect of this is to ensure the law applies equally to a...

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Define collusion, including a brief explanation of the different types of collusion, and explain why firms in an oligopolistic market would want to collude.

Firstly, we need to look closely at the exam question and highlight each of the areas of knowledge we need to cover:Define collusionExplain types of collusionDefine oligopolistic market (oligopoly) and of...

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Over-watering a plant can result in the soil around a plant's roots becoming saturated with water, reducing the amount of oxygen available to the roots. Using your knowledge of aerobic and anaerobic respiration, explain how over-watering can kill a plant.

When there is less oxygen available in the soil for uptake by plant roots, the root cells will be forced to increase their usage of anaerobic respiration over aerobic respiration. Anaerobic respiration pr...

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Given that f(x)= (4/x) - 3x + 2 find i) f'(x) and ii) f''(1/2)

This question is asking us to find the first order derivative of f(x) with respect to x, then the second order derivative when x=1/2i) Firstly, let's consider (d/dx)4/x:There are two ways to think about d...

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