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How exactly can new species evolve from within a population, and how can we classify them as such?

There are two main mechanisms that contribute towards the process of speciation: natural selection, and genetic drift. The result of both of these mechanisms is phenotypic and genetic change as a populati...

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Describe how pancreatic hormones regulate blood glucose homeostasis.

In response to high blood glucose concentrations, insulin is released from the pancreas into the blood. Insulin acts on cells (especially liver cells) and causes glucose to move from the blood into these ...

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How can temperature affect an enzymes activity?

An enzyme is a biological catalyst. As temperature is raised, the rate of the reaction increases up to the optimum temperature, the point at which the enzyme works the best. Beyond this, raising the tempe...

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A large amount of sewage enters a river and many of the fish die. Sewage contains bacteria and organic material. Explain why the fish died.

Bacteria in the water decay organic matter in sewage -> respire aerobically -> uses the O2 in the water and reduces O2 concentration -> fish have less O2 to aerobically respirate -> fish die

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What is meant by the term osmosis?

The net diffusion of water from an area of high concentration to low concentration across a partially-permeable membrane. 3 key elements to the definition1) Diffusion of water2) high conc to low conc3) pa...

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