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What are lipoproteins and what is their function?

Lipoproteins are proteins that transport hydrophobic lipids in water based (polar) solutions such as blood. The two main types you need to know about for the IB biology course as part of option D includes...

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Describe the flow of blood in the heart

Blood from the body enters the right atrium of the heart via the vena cava. It then travels into the right ventricle by a combination of gravity and cont...

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What role do calcium ions play in contraction of the sarcomere? (4 marks)

  1. When an action potential arrives at the motor end plate it causes depolarisation to occur in the sarcolemma of the effector muscle cells.2) Depolar...
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MRSA and C. difficile are resistant bacterial strains which cause life-threatening infections in hospitals. Explain how MRSA/ C. difficile could arise from non-resistant bacteria. [6 marks]

Natural SelectionCompetition for survival between bacterial colonies/ Selection pressure is survivalVariation between colonies linking to phenotype of resistanceSpontaneo...

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What is osmosis?

Osmosis is the passive diffusion of water, which therefore, doesn't require any energy to occur. Typically water will move from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration across a semi-...

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