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Suggest advantages of asexual reproduction and explain advantages and sexual reproduction

Suggest advantages of asexual: Many offspring produced Genetically identical offspring produced Colonisation of a local areaExplain advantages ...

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What are the main components of an animal cell? What are their functions?

Cell membrane - semi-permeable barrier, allowing some substances in but not otherscytoplasm - material in the cell which contains dissolved salts, minerals and organelles. mitochondria - Where respiration...

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How do cell membranes form and what is their structure

The cell membrane consists of a phospholipid bilayer. Phospholipids are molecules with a hydrophilic (water loving) tail. And a hydrophobic (water repelling) tail. The cell environme...

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List the structures of the nephron in kidneys and which parts of the nephron differ in permeability to water?

The bowman's capsule, Proximal convoluted tuble, loop of Henle (descending and ascending lims), distal convolued tubule and the collecting duct. The descending limb is permeable to water. The ascending li...

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What is meant by the redundancy of the genetic code?

The four letters (nucleotides) in our DNA code - ATGC - code for the thousands of different proteins that make up our metabolism and our human body. Proteins are made up of modular building blocks known a...

Answered by Stefan S. • Biology tutor

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