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Honey has a lower water potential than the water inside bacterial cells due to its high ionic content.Water moves by osmosis from areas of higher water potential to areas of lower water pote...

Mucous in the trachea traps pathogens Microorganisms in food are killed by stomach acidThe skin forms a physical barrier against pathogens

The key differences here are where the inhibitor binds to the enzyme, competitive bind to the active site and as such compete directly with the normal substrate of the enzyme. Noncompetitive bind to a sit...

. Vaccine contains antigens from the pathogens . This is recognised by helper T cells which activates other helper T cells and B cells . B cells undergo clonal selection and produce memory + plasma cells ...

Diffusion and osmosis both describe the net movement of molecules down a concentration gradient, resulting in an even spread of the molecule over an area over time. Osmosis, however, is more specific as i...