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The causative agent of whooping cough Bordetella Pertussis.
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- (a) What is anaphylaxis (b)Give the difference between artificial active acquired and natural active acquired immunity (c) State how...(Solved)
(a) What is anaphylaxis
(b)Give the difference between artificial active acquired and natural active acquired immunity
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ii)Sunken stomata
iii)Thin cuticle
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(a)State two functions of the plasma membrane?
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(b) Classify a Human being base on the Order and Family it belong
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Why is dropping of leaves important to plants on a hot sunny afternoon?
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- The equation below represents a metabolic reaction that occurs in the mammalian liver
Amino acids -------> Organic compounds + urea(Solved)
The equation below represents a metabolic reaction that occurs in the mammalian liver
Amino acids ------->Organic compounds + urea
(a) Name the process
(b) What is the course of amino acids in the process?
(c) What is the difference between essential and non-essential amino acids?
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- The chemical equation shown below represents a breakdown of a certain substrate.
C57H104O6 + 80O2----->57CO2 + 52H2O + Energy(Solved)
The chemical equation shown below represents a breakdown of a certain substrate.
C57H104O6 + 80O2----->57CO2 + 52H2O + Energy
(a) Calculate the respiratory quotient (RQ) of the substrate
(b) Identify the possible substrate which was oxidized
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Name three types of nerve cells found in the nervous system of vertebrates
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Peter stayed with his parents in Malindi for eight years. His red blood cell count was about 4.5 million per one milliliter of blood. They migrated to Kisii town and after one year his red blood cell count was approximately 6.2 million per one milliliter of blood. Explain reason for rise in the number of red blood cells.
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- Outline two scientific skills that would be needed in carrying out an experiment on translocation of food in plants from the leaves to the rest...(Solved)
Outline two scientific skills that would be needed in carrying out an experiment on translocation of food in plants from the leaves to the rest of the plant
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- Which biological tool would be useful to an entomologist when collecting termites on the surface of a rock?(Solved)
Which biological tool would be useful to an entomologist when collecting termites on the surface of a rock?
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Identify the weaknesses in Lamarck's theory of evolution
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