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Can you explain the difference between saturated and unsaturated fatty acids?

The key distinguishing feature between saturated and unsaturated fatty acids is the presence of a double bond. This double bond, present only in unsaturated fatty acids, will mean there are less hydrogen ...

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Formation of phosphodiester bond

(Answer supplemented with whiteboard annotations) As previously mentioned at GCSE, the sugarphosphate backbone is formed by a condensation reaction between the phosphate group of one DNA molecule and the ...

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The components of DNA and how they interact to form a double helix structure

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The structure of DNA consists of three pivotal structures. A deoxyribose pentose sugar made up of five carbons. An ionised phosphate group and a ni...

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What is photosynthesis?

Photosynthesis is the process by which plants make glucose. Light energy is absorbed by chorophyll which is a green substance found in chloroplasts in some plant cells and algae. This light energy is used...

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Describe how deforestation is causing the change in the amounts of different gasses in the atmosphere

Deforestation is the process of removing trees, usually for fuels or for timber. The removal of trees means that there is less photosynthesis taking place. Photosynthesis is the process of removing carbon...

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