Process of Diffusion and its importance in living organisms Diffusion is the movement of molecules or ions down a concentration gradient i.e. from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration. For a diffusion system to be efficient‚ it should have a large surface area so that high amount of substances can be exchanged at a time. It should also have a thin membrane and a continuous supply of substances‚ as a thin membrane means that the diffusion pathway would be short‚ and the continuous
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more visible in aquatic environments such as streams‚ lakes‚ and marshes. Many lakes and rivers are already acidic without the effects of acid rain. Their pH levels go up to 6 and 8. Once a stream or lake has been affected by acid rain‚ the organisms living in the aquatic environment begin to die out. The solution to decreasing the amount of damages acid rain has on the environment is to lower the sulfur
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The process of osmosis and its importance to living organisms Osmosis is the process by which there is a net movement of water through a semi permeable membrane from an area of high water potential to an area of low water potential. Within a cell‚ osmosis has the following effect. If the water potential of the cell is lower than that around the cell water will move across a concentration gradient into the cell. If this is the case‚ the increase in water in the cell‚ may cause the cell to swell
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Abstract Acid Rain has a lot of effects on living organisms and on the environment. This experiment has two purposes. One is to determine the acidity of rainwater in certain areas in the Philippines. Another purpose is to determine which type of area-urban or rural- is more subjected to acid rain. The experiment was done by first collecting rainwater from selected rural and urban areas. After the collection was done‚ the rainwater samples were tested using a pH meter. The results of the pH test
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assignment is located at http://www.dragoart.com/tuts/13244/1/1/how-to-draw-camels.htm‚ a terrible site for scientific information but it is a good image with labels. The camel is an amazing animal that generally lives in dry desert environments‚ living in Africa and China. The Camel has several things within its body structure that helps it adapt to its environment. The first most noticeable is the hump upon its back‚ while most believe it to be filled with water it is actually a storage of fat
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Sci/230 week 7 physiology Assignment Deborah Waters January 5‚ 2013 University of Phoenix Starfish Starfish are very unique creatures. Starfish are sometimes called sea stars. They are classified as invertebrate Echinoderm. Starfish are commonly found in rocky tide pools and are sometimes found washed up onto shore of all the world oceans. They live in tropical waters and on the seafloors of colder climate. Starfish does not have blood. They have a water vascular system where the starfish
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Wheat 10 Rice 9 Baker’s Yeast (Fungus) 11 Candida Yeast (Fungus) 13 Neurospora (Fungus) 14 When scientist say that all living organisms share a universal genetic code it means DNA is called the universal genetic code because the structure and components of DNA are that all living organisms are related in some type of way. The universal genetic code relates to the hypotheses of life on earth by showing life originated from a single ancestor‚ the genetic
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Structure and function of macromolecules within a living organism ‘Some biological molecules in organisms are small and simple containing only one or a few functional groups‚ others are large‚ complex assemblies called macromolecules’ [1]. The term macromolecule is convenient because the bulk properties of a macromolecule differ from those of smaller molecules. These large chemical compounds have a high molecular weight consisting of a number of structural units linked together by covalent
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Characteristics can help to classify organisms apart. I.e. we can tell that a mammal (human)‚ a fish is different by seeing that fishes live in water‚ humans live on land. Fishes breathe underwater by their gills while the mammals (humans) breathe oxygen with their lungs. Another example could be how reptiles and birds are different‚ the most obvious is where the birds have feathers and reptiles have rough skin with no feathers. The last example is where the amphibians are cold-blooded‚ lay eggs
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Discuss the role of negative feedback in living organisms and how it benefits these living organisms? (25 marks) Negative feedback is the process by which changes occur to bring an organism’s internal environment back to the normal level. One example of negative feedback in a living organism is the ways humans regulate their blood glucose levels. I will firstly discuss the processes that occur as a result of blood glucose levels being too low. When blood glucose levels are too low the pancreas
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