Search over 10,000 free study notes

Enzymes: Enzymes are biological catalysts, meaning they speed up the rate of the reaction without being used up. An example of an enzyme is amylase, which is produced by the saliva...

White blood cells can have different roles and are important for protecting the body against pathogens. They can ingest a pathogen and destroy it, some produce antitoxins...

Bacteria release toxins to poison and damage cells, leading to symptoms like vomiting and diarrhoea.

Non-overlapping: The genetic code is read in triplets of bases, called codons, each of which codes for an amino acid.Degenerate: Each amino acid can be coded for by more ...

When a plant is watered, water moves into the plant by osmosis (the diffusion of water), this means that water moves into the cells causing them to become turgid. When the plant is not being watered, wate...