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Explain pieces of evidence that support the theory that mitochondria evolved from bacteria?

Mitochondria are one of the three eukaryotic organelles that have a double membrane (along with chloroplasts and the nucleus), two of which are believed to have evolved from bacteria (mitochondria from Pr...

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Answered by Angus L. Biology tutor
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What factors affect the rate of conduction of an action potential (AP) down a neurone?

  1. MYELINATION 

A lipid myelin sheath is wrapped around the axon of the neurone in SEGMENTS. Only the parts of the axon exposed contain Na/K channels that will participate in the conducti...

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Answered by Fahad A. Biology tutor
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Outline what happens to chromosomes during the mitotic cell cycle.

In the mitotic cell cycle, during the synthesis stage of interphase the DNA is replicated in each chromosome histone protein. In the first stage of mitosis, prophase, the chromosomes become visible due to...

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Answered by Ines D. Biology tutor
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What factors affect rate of photosynthesis in a plant?

There are three key factors affecting rate of photosynthesis at GCSE level. They are light intensity, CO2 concentration, and temperature. These factors are best visualised by drawing graphs with rate of p...

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Answered by Kieran F. Biology tutor
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Cells go through a repeating cycle of events in growth regions such as plant root tips and animal embryos. Outline this cell cycle.

This cycle can be split into two big parts: the interphase and the dividing phase. The interphase consists of the G1, S and G2 phase. In the G phases the cell increases in size to prepare for the division...

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Answered by Vasiliki K. Biology tutor
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