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Do plants undergo photosynthesis or respiration?

That depends on whether there is light available. Plants are always respiring, day and night, as it provides them with the energy (in the form of ATP) required to survive. During the day however, when the...

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With respect to their balanced equations, explain the difference between photosynthesis and respiration.

Respiration uses 'food' in the form of glucose with oxygen to store (never create) energy in the form of ATP, along with CO2 and H2O. Photosynthesis uses energy from light with CO2 and H2O to create/store...

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Outline how a heartbeat is initiated and controlled

The heart is myogenic, meaning it initiates its own muscle contraction. At the Sinoatrial Node (SAN), found in the right atrium, an electrical impulse is generated that spreads across the atria, causing t...

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What are the main methods the human body uses to prevent infection from micro-organisms?

The human body has evolved to be able to protect itself from it's external environment, especially preventing microbes entering the body, invading our cells and causing infectious diseases. Some of the co...

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Person A and person B both eat the same high glucose meal. Person A's insulin rises dramatically while Person B's does not. Explain a possible reason why and describe what happens to the glucose once it enters their blood streams.

In person A, once the glucose enters the blood stream, the higher glucose level is detected by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas. These cells respond by synthesising insulin and s...

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