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Key pointsVARIATION: A population of bacteria aren't all identical, even having all derived from a single bacterium. Rapid genetic exchange gives rise to mutations. SELECTION PRESSURE: By adding th...

M - movementmovement is required in any organism to allow it to access the environment and sources of energyR - respirationenergy producing processes underlie metabolism in the organism required for chemi...

Transcription and translation are both part of protein synthesis; when we use the genetic code to make proteins. These words describe two different stages of the process:Transcription is when you use the ...

Diffusion is the net movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration. This means that the particles of a substance move from where there is lots of it to where the...

Using a light microscope, the lumen of the proximal convoluted tubule appears 'hairy' due to the presence of a brush border of microvilli. However, the lumen of the distal convoluted tubu...