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What is the difference between a receptor and an effector in the nervous system?

A receptor detects the stimuli and converts it into an impulse and an effector converts the impulse into an action. An example of a receptor is a light receptor in the eye which detects changes in light in t...
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Answered by Sundas B. • Biology tutor
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How does present perfect work?

Present perfect is the most commonly used past tense in German. It consists of an auxiliary verb and the past participle of the main verb. The auxiliary verb is usually haben conjugated in the present tense ...
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Answered by Emma B. • German tutor
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How to calculate sin, cos and tan

SOH CAH TOA (imagining each as a triangle) S = sin C = cos T = tan O = opposite H = hypotenuse A = adjacent
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Why are teachers now saying electrons are in orbitals? I thought they moved around shells?

Unfortunately, every year in school you are told that something from the previous year was not completely true, and had in fact been simplified...one of the major examples of this is orbitals. While the elec...
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Answered by Findlay M. • Chemistry tutor
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How do i approach a long answer question in order to gain full marks?

My approach is to break down the question. In the case of long answer- questions, examiners want to firstly know that you understand a question before answering. Let's use the following example: Explain how ...
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Answered by Silouanos C. • Biology tutor
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