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Plants contain a type of pigment called phytochrome, which are sensitive to light. Phytochrome exists in two forms: phytochrome red and phytochrome far-red. When sunlight (which contains red light) shines on...

The Boston Consulting Group Matrix is a business tool which can be used to analyses a company with regard to their particular market share vs their market growth . When a business has: Low Market Share and L...

The action potential begins when the stimulus exceeds the threshold. - The voltage gated sodium ion channels open. - Sodium ions diffuse into the axon down an electrochemical gradient. - Positive feedback oc...

The hydrostatic force is a force exerted by a fluid on a submerged body. This force comes from the weight of the fluid acting down on the submerged body, so it can be derived from the equation weight (in thi...

Strong acids dissociate fully in solution. Examples of strong bases include HCl and H 2 SO4. Organic acids, such as methanoic acid or oxalic acid, as well as some inorganic acids such as hydrogen fluoride, a...