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Mitochondria is an organelle responsible for providing energy. Mitochondria releases energy through the chemical process of aerobic cellular respiration, where one molecule of glucose can be broken down (...

Blood glucose levels are controlled by homeostasis. When people eat foods that contain a lot of starch/sugar, their blood glucose will rise above a normal level. This will be detected by cells in the panc...

Food is broken down mechanically by chewing. Saliva secreted from the salivary glands contains amylase which breaks down starch to maltose.

Size: prokaryotic cells tend to be smaller.Outer layers: prokaryotic cells have a cell membrane surrounded by cell wall, while eukaryotic cells have a cell membrane but o...

Diffusion is the movement of particles from a high to low concentration and does not require energy. An example of diffusion is oxygen moving from the airways (high concentration inhaled) to the lungs (lo...