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How is food absorbed into the blood?

Food is masticated and broken down, to increase its surface area, in the mouth. Particularly, starch is broken down by the enzyme amylase. An enzyme is a biological catalyst that has an active site and is...

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What is the role of ADH in water homeostasis?

Homeostasis is maintaing the body's internal environment. Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) is synthesised in the hypothalamus and secreted by the pituitary gland in response to low water in the body. It acts on...

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Compare and contrast the structure and functions of DNA and RNA.

DNA and RNA are both essential components of cells, and thus life. The structure of DNA is similar to that of RNA in that these are both made of nucleotides, which in turn are made of the same basic units...

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Describe the processes involved in the absorption of the products of starch digestion

glucose moves in with sodium into epithelial cellvia carrier/channel protein sodium removed from epithelial cell by active transport/sodium-potassium pump into blood therefore maintaining low conc of sodi...

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How are proteins produced?

Proteins are comprised by amino acids and the order of these amino acids determines the type of protein. This order is coded by the sequence of DNA bases.
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