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What is the equation for respiration?

Oxygen+glucose=Carbon dioxide+water6O2 +C6H12O6=6CO2+6H2OATP (universal energy currency) is released/formed alongside this reaction

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What is the function of a chloroplast?

They are where photosynthesis takes place, providing food for the plant. Chloroplasts contain chlorophyll pigment, which makes it green, which harvests the light needed for photosynthesis.

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Describe the process of natural selection

There is variation naturally present between members of a species. These variations can prove advantagous, thus making an individual in a species better adapted for survival. For example, giraffes with a ...

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What are some of the difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes

Replication- Porkaryotes undergo binary fission, whereas eukaryotes undergo mitosis/meiosisOrganelle- Prokaryotes have no membrane bound organelle. Ribosomes in prokaryotes are 70S and 80S in eukaryotes. ...

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Explain how vaccination makes a person immune to a disease

Answer:A dead or inactive or weak form of pathogen is introduced. (Don't say Germ)This stimulates white cells / lymphocytes / leucocytes - B and T cells (not phagocytes)to produce antibodies. Antib...

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