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What weighs more, muscle or fat?
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- 23/12/2025
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If a portion of muscle and a portion of fat take up the same space (that is, having the same volume), then the portion of muscle will in fact weigh more. Additionally, muscle is less lumpy in appearance than fat, and fat has a higher tendency to be located in undesirable places.
What is the difference between the leading strand and the lagging strand in DNA?
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- 23/12/2025
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DNA polymerase, an enzyme responsible for carrying out synthesis, adds nucleotides to an existing DNA strand in the opposite direction of that strand's orientation. Thus, a strand must be oriented 3' to 5' so the enzyme can add nucleotides in the 5' to 3' direction. When DNA replication begins, small portions of the DNA double helix unwind at various points along the molecule called replication origins. Each opening is called a replication fork and serves as a spot where each strand of the DNA molecule can become a newly replicated molecule through the addition of nucl..
Does vermeil tarnish?
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- 23/12/2025
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About.com defines vermeil as a base of sterling silver with a coating of gold that is at least 10 karats and at least 2.5 microns thick. The gold coating eventually wears off, which exposes the silver underneath; the silver tarnishes as it is exposed. The coating wears off quickly on rings that are worn every day, but necklaces and earrings hold onto the gold for a longer amount of time. Protecting the vermeil's gold coating helps to protect it from tarnishing. For this reason, jewelry designer Katrina LaPenne recommends not exposing vermeil to rough surfaces or water. Unsworth notes that..
How is salt removed from seawater?
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- 23/12/2025
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The distillation processes used for desalination include the multi-stage flash method, multi-effect distillation and vapor compression distillation. Membrane processes include reverse osmosis, electrodialysis and electrodialysis reversal. Multi-stage flash distillation and reverse osmosis account for the majority of the desalination plant methods in use worldwide. The world's largest desalination plant, an integrated power and water facility, is in Saudi Arabia. The largest portion of a domestic water supply produced by seawater desalination, at about 40 percent, is in Israel.Both the dis..
How do hydra respire?
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- 23/12/2025
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In animals, three main types of respiratory systems exist: respiration through the skin, respiration through the gills or respiration through internal air structures. Respiration through the skin, as in the hydra, involves the passing of molecules into and out of the body via diffusion. Aquatic animals use gills, which are structures composed of tissues and blood vessels that extend from the body, for their respiration needs. Most terrestrial animals use internal air structures, such as lungs or tracheae, to respire.
What are the phyla of protozoa?
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- 23/12/2025
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Informally, the term is still used descriptively to describe a group of eukaryotes, organisms that possess a membrane-bound nucleus, that lack filamentous structures found in molds. Although most classically-defined protozoans are heterotrophs, some are mixotrophs; these organisms are also capable of autotrophy, the generation of biological energy from chemical metabolism or sunlight. Generally, protozoans are all able to move through aqueous environments by using pseudopods, cilia or flagella to propel themselves.
What determines carrying capacity?
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- 23/12/2025
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As the world population increases, there have been many discussions about the carrying capacity of the Earth. In particular, scientists often wonder if the planet can sustain the number of people living on it, without completely using up or destroying all its resources. To help figure this out, these scientists calculate the impact a person has by measuring their ecological footprint.As the exact figures relate to how well people use their available resources, along with how fast the population grows and their use of technology, it can make determining the exact carrying capacity difficult. Ho..
How does a scintillation counter work?
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- 23/12/2025
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The atoms in a radioactive substance decay, transforming into atoms of a different element and emitting matter and energy.\nIn a scintillation counter, the radioactive material is dissolved in a solvent containing atoms of a material known to absorb this radiation, called the scintillant. When the atoms absorb this radiation, they become excited. Electrons in these atoms are bumped into a higher energy state with this influx of energy. The electrons do not, however, remain in the elevated energy state for long and return to their base state within a fraction of a second. When the electrons fal..
Does Venus have an atmosphere?
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- 23/12/2025
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Because Mercury has no atmosphere, its temperature varies enormously depending on where it is measured. Mercury experiences temperatures ranging from 426 degrees Celsius on the side facing the sun, all the way down to minus 173 degrees Celsius on the shaded side. The temperature on the surface of Venus is an average of 462 degrees Celsius, and varies little regardless of where it is measured, because all of the heat is trapped by the cloud cover and dispersed by the 220-mph winds that constantly stir the atmosphere.
What muscle opposes the deltoids?
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- 23/12/2025
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The deltoid muscle is comprised of three distinct fiber areas: the anterior fibers, located on the front of the shoulder; the lateral fibers, on top of the shoulder; and the posterior fibers, on the back of the shoulder. All of these fiber groups terminate at the same point on the humerus. The deltoid is named because of its triangular shape, similar to the Greek letter delta.