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Biology explained: every letsBug biology post

Cells, osmosis and why cells stay small, explained with diagrams and real numbers. Each post goes with a letsBug video and ends with practice questions.

  1. Animal Cell vs Plant Cell: Differences, Table and Diagram: Animal cell vs plant cell, part by part: a clear difference table, a labelled diagram, magnification maths and the common mix-ups.
  2. Why are cells so small? Surface area to volume ratio: Why are cells so small? Work out the surface area to volume ratio of cubes and cuboids, see why it limits diffusion and meet the biggest cells.
  3. Osmosis Potato Practical: Percentage Change in Mass: What is osmosis? Why salt pulls water out of a cucumber, the potato practical with percentage change in mass, and osmosis vs active transport.
  4. Difference between xylem and phloem: which carries food?: Difference between xylem and phloem: xylem carries water up, phloem carries food up and down. With the celery experiment and why ring-barking kills.
  5. Effect of temperature on enzymes: does heat kill them?: Effect of temperature on enzymes: warmth speeds them up to an optimum, heat denatures them, cold only slows them. Plus the pineapple jelly test.
  6. Why is meiosis called reduction division? Mitosis vs meiosis: Why is meiosis called reduction division? It halves the chromosomes, 46 to 23. Mitosis vs meiosis, with diagrams and practice questions.
  7. Why are fungi not plants? Five kingdom classification: Why are fungi not plants? They lack chlorophyll, have chitin walls and absorb food. The five kingdoms, scientific names and practice.

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