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Give 3 differences between DNA and RNA

RNA is single stranded whereas DNA is double stranded

RNA has uracil whereas DNA has thymine

RNA contain the pentose sugar ribose whereas DNA has deoxyribose

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Answered by Oliver H. Biology tutor
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How does glycolysis produce ATP?

Glycolysis produces energy through the form of ATP. ATP is created directly from glycolysis through the process of substrate-level phosphorylation (SLP) and indirectly by oxidative phosporylation (OP). Th...

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Answered by Charlie H. Biology tutor
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Why do different blood vessels have different lumen sizes (relative to their overall size)?

Lumen sizes in blood vessels differ due to the differing functions of the vessels themselves.

Arteries have to carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the tissues at high pressure. Small lume...

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Answered by Jessica S. Biology tutor
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How is a nerve impulse transmitted along a synapse?

The nerve impulse arrives at the synapse. This triggers vesicles to release chemical messengers (neurotransmitters) into the synapse. These chemicals diffuse across the synapse and bind with membrane rece...

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Answered by Alex H. Biology tutor
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Can you explain the food chain?

You always start with the sun which gives its every to grass which is a producer of energy. The arrow in the food chain, therefore, travels in the direction the energy travels in  (in this case from the s...

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Answered by Amelia H. Biology tutor
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