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Describe the process of phagocytosis

So Bacteria and other pathogens are too large to enter a cell via diffusion across the cells membrane so instead white blood cells will engulf them. This is essentially what phagocytosis is and cells that...

Answered by Safiyya A. Biology tutor
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How do skeletal muscles contract ?

A motor neuron stimulates the sarcoplasmic reticulum, causing it to release Calcium ions. The calcium ions binds to the toponin that is blocking the myosin binding site on the acting filament, the binding...

Answered by Akshita N. Biology tutor
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What are dominant and recessive alleles?

Alleles are different versions of the same gene, which give different characteristics (or phenotypes) when expressed. Each gene has a pair of two alleles, and these pairs can be h...

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What is the light-dependent reaction in photosynthesis?

The light-dependent reaction is the first stage of photosynthesis (the second stage is the light-independent reaction), and it takes place within the thylakoid membrane of the chloroplasts. Firstly, light...

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Describe and explain how a signal is transmitted between neurones.

Action potential arrives down the first neurone. The action potential is a changing potential as a result of ion channels opening along the walls of the neurone, with Na+ moving in down the electrochemica...

Answered by Shashvat V. Biology tutor
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