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how are arteries adapted for their function?

Arteries carry bloock away from the heart, towards bodyily tissues. They have thick walls to withstand high pressures, a narrow lumen to maintain high pressures and a thick layer of elastic fibre...

Answered by Ella M. Biology tutor
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Cells becoming resistant to bacteria; Within a population of bacteria, NO cells are resistant to antibiotics. Over time, ALL cells are resistant to antibiotics. Outline the steps of natural selection that lead to a fully resistant population:

  • Within the bacterial population, the cells obtain different types of mutations. - One type of mutation is antibiotic resistance. - Some types of mutations are harmful to the cell, some have no or li...
Answered by Emmaline S. Biology tutor
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What are the properties of water?

This is part of the chemistry of life chapter.

Its important to Biology because :

Water is the medium of life and biology is the study of life.

Water molecules are polar. this means t...

Answered by Shirleen B. Biology tutor
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What are the arguments for the endosymbiotic theory?

There are several facts that could prove that mitochondria and plastids - eukaryotic organella descend from prokaryotic organisms. One of the arguments is that the metioned organella posses their own DNA ...

Answered by Dorota D. Biology tutor
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Explain how ATP is produced through chemiosmosis during respiration.

First, it is important to note that a concentration gradient of H+ ions is generated between the matrix of the mitochrondria and the inter-membrane space. This is because H

Answered by Pratyusha S. Biology tutor
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