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Compare and contrast the structures of fibrous and globular proteins.

The crucial thing with a "compare and contrast" question is that you have to give both similarities and differences to get full marks. Firstly, both of these proteins are chains...

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Explain how the human body is adapted for gas exchange

Gas exchange occurs in the lungs where oxygen enters from the air and diffuses into the blood stream and carbon dioxide in moves the opposite direction. Oxygen is needed for respiration by the body, for ...

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What happens to the arteries in coronary heart disease?

The blood vessels supplying the heart (coronary arteries) become narrowed or blocked. This is caused by plaque buildup in the artery walls. These plaques are made up of fatty deposits (cholesterol). Plaqu...

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A wheat farmer uses fertiliser on his crop for several months. During this time the pond at the end of the field becomes covered in a thin green film and starts to smell. What process is responsible for this and how does it occur?

Fertilisers contain nitrates for use by plants for protein synthesis.In eutrophication, when it rains excess soil nitrates are washed in run-off to the pond. Water becomes nitrogen rich so surface algae t...

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Inheritance and Genetics: Explain the offspring genotypes and phenotypes when two heterozygous individuals reproduce.

This is a common and important genetics question to study. First let's pick out the key terminology. Genotype is the genetic code that gives rise to a physical characteristic - a phenotype. At GCSE, all t...

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