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Describe the process of protein synthesis.

A copy of the gene to be coded in DNA is made from messenger RNA (mRNA). mRNA travels out of the nucleus and attaches to a ribosome. The ribosome joins amino acids together in the order determined by mRNA...

Answered by Arjun T. Biology tutor
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how does aveoli allow for a more efficient gas exchange in mammals?

avoli are small chambers that branvh off from the bronchioles in the lungs, and is where gas exchange directly occurs. these have quite an ireegular shape and contain many fold in its structure, this allo...

Answered by Cristina S. Biology tutor
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Explain how the use of antibiotics might lead to a resistant strain of bacteria arising.

-Antibiotics kill individual bacterial cells. Random mutation of the DNA in a bacterial cell might confer antibiotic resistance to that bacterial cell. A cell with the resistance mutation is less likely t...

Answered by Mark P. Biology tutor
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Describe how water is carried by the transpiration stream. (3 marks)

Transpiration is the loss of water from a plant by evaporation, which then diffuses out of the leaf via the stomata. It is important to note whether the student understands how and why water leave...

Answered by Abishek S. Biology tutor
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Why are the lungs adapted for the rapid absorption of oxygen into the blood?

Oxygen is absorped into the blood by the process of diffusion. A large surface area, short diffusion pathway (the distance the oxygen has to travel through) and large concentration gradient increases the ...

Answered by Christopher P. Biology tutor
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