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What is the difference between aerobic and anaerobic respiration?

The key difference is that aerobic respiration requires oxygen whereas anaerobic does not. Aerobic respiration is happening constantly in the body to release energy for processes such as protein synthesis...

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Answered by Nina S. Biology tutor
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(d) Explain the effect of the different SA:Vol ratios on the rate of osmosis into the potato.

Best way to explain would be to draw a cell with both a big and a large SA:Vol ratio. Visually get to see the effect, to understand why the rate of osmosis changes.

note: SA = surface area and Vol ...

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Answered by Elysa I. Biology tutor
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Name the three structures found in a plant cell that are not found in a neurone

  • chloroplasts

  • cell wall

  • vacuole

best way to show/teach student this would be to draw a plant cell and ask them to label/name structures in t...

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Answered by Elysa I. Biology tutor
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State the difference between Apoplastic and symplastic pathways of water movement in plants

•Apoplastic- in cell wall and water moves by cohesion.

•Symplastic- in cytoplasm and water moves by osmosis.

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Answered by Ethan B. Biology tutor
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Describe the roles of calcium ions and ATP in the contraction of a myofibril (5 marks)

Calcium ions, which diffuse in from the sarcoplasmic reticulum, cause tropomyosin to shift which reveals the myosin binding site located on the actin filament allowing the myosin head to bind. A molecule ...

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Answered by Molly Y. Biology tutor
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