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Suggest why some animals (such as snakes) can go for longer periods of time without eating, than humans?

Firstly it is important to understand that food is metabolised and that produces the energy needed for bodily fuctionsThere could be a number of reasons for animals going a longer time without eating:1 - the...
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What is the Bohr electron configuration of Oxygen? And further O2- ?

In order to assign O's e- configuration we need to find it on the periodic table. We can see it is on the 2nd period and in group 6 (also sometimes called 16). This means it fills 2 shells and has 6 valence ...
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What are your top tips for writing a personal statement?

Remember: it's about you and to help your applicationSome universities will use only your personal statement and academic records to judge whether you deserve a place and/or how you will fit in at their univ...
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How to answer an exam question such as "how might action potential transmission be affected by multiple sclerosis, a nervous system disease characterised by damage to neuronal myelin sheaths"

5 marking points to hit:Transmission of action potential will be slower in neurons with damaged myelin sheaths (1) because myelin is an electrical insulator (2) so increases the speed of action potential con...
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What is product rule differentiation?

Product rule differentiation, is a form of differentiation which is used to calculate the derivative, i.e. the gradient of the function, of a function f(x) which is made up of one function g(x) multiplied by...
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Answered by Thomas F. • Maths tutor
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