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What is meant by the term enzyme specificity?

Every enzyme has a unique shape. They have a region called the 'active site' where a substrate can bind. This site of the enzyme is a particular shape and only substrates that fit this site exactly can bi...

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How does antibiotic resistance occur?

Bacteria can mutate and this mutation can make them resistant to an antibiotic. Treating this infection then means that only the non-resistant strains of bacteria will be killed. The resistant bacteria wi...

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What are the 3 main factors affecting the rate of photosynthesis?

Light - Increasing light intensity, increases the rate of photosynthesis up to a certain point. At this point, either temperature or CO₂ level is the limiting factor.

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"how should I answer a 16 marker that asks me to "describe and evaluate"

When the question asks you to describe and evaluate remember it is asking for you to show your A01 knowledge (descriptive knowledge ) AND your A03 knowledge (the strengths and limitations of the A01). 16 ...

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Outline what Asch did in his study of conformity and the findings of this study (6 marks)

In Asch's study of conformity, he recruited 23 male undergraduates to take part in a lab experiment, which he told them was investigating visual discrimination. However, the true purpose of this study was...

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