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The Mitochondria main function is to produce energy for continuation of chemical reactions within the cell and body, as well as movement of an organism. This energy is stored in the form of ATP, the mitoc...

Auxin is a plant hormone that is often made in the growing tips of roots and stems, the hormone can then diffuse to other parts of the plant. It controls the growth of plants by promoting cell division an...

Tobacco smoke contains nicotine. Nicotone makes platelets 'sticky' and more likely to form 'blood clots' which can block arteries in the heart, causing a myocardial infarction (heart attack) as well as bl...

The two processes are diffusion and active transport.
Diffusion is the process where a substance moves from a high concentration to a low concentration. This can be referred to as going down a concen...

At the arteriole end:The blood in the capillary has a high hydrostatic pressure due to the inherently high pressure in the blood vessels (due to ventricular contraction). Hydrostatic pressure would tend t...