Animal tissues, organs and organ systems key terms

digestive system

digestive system is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Explain that the digestive system is an organ system in which several organs work together to digest and absorb food..

Explain

In AQA GCSE Biology, Explain means give a linked reason, mechanism, or cause-and-effect account rather than naming a fact. For Animal tissues, organs and organ systems, use Explain to support the objective to explain that the digestive system is an organ system in which several organs work together to digest and absorb food. Related approved keywords for this objective include digestive system. This definition is deliberately scoped to The human digestive system, so it preserves this concept without merging it with neighbouring key terms.

enzymes

enzymes is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Describe the role of enzymes as biological catalysts in digestion..

Describe

In AQA GCSE Biology, Describe means state the relevant features, sequence, structure, or observations clearly without needing a full cause-and-effect explanation. For Animal tissues, organs and organ systems, use Describe to support the objective to describe the role of enzymes as biological catalysts in digestion. Related approved keywords for this objective include enzymes. This definition is deliberately scoped to The human digestive system, so it preserves this concept without merging it with neighbouring key terms.

active site

active site is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Explain that enzyme action depends on the shape of the active site..

Explain

In AQA GCSE Biology, Explain means give a linked reason, mechanism, or cause-and-effect account rather than naming a fact. For Animal tissues, organs and organ systems, use Explain to support the objective to explain that enzyme action depends on the shape of the active site. Related approved keywords for this objective include active site. This definition is deliberately scoped to The human digestive system, so it preserves this concept without merging it with neighbouring key terms.

enzyme

enzyme is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Use the lock-and-key model as a simplified explanation of enzyme action..

explanation

In The human digestive system, explanation means explanation is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Use the lock-and-key model as a simplified explanation of enzyme action. For Animal tissues, organs and organ systems, use explanation to support the objective to use the lock-and-key model as a simplified explanation of enzyme action. Related approved keywords for this objective include lock-and-key, model, simplified, explanation. This definition is deliberately scoped to The human digestive system, so it preserves this concept without merging it with neighbouring key terms.

activity

activity is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Explain how temperature changes can affect enzyme activity..

affect

In The human digestive system, affect means affect is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Explain how temperature changes can affect enzyme activity. For Animal tissues, organs and organ systems, use affect to support the objective to explain how temperature changes can affect enzyme activity. Related approved keywords for this objective include temperature, changes, affect, enzyme. This definition is deliberately scoped to The human digestive system, so it preserves this concept without merging it with neighbouring key terms.

pH

pH is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Explain how pH changes can affect enzyme activity..

Explain

In AQA GCSE Biology, Explain means give a linked reason, mechanism, or cause-and-effect account rather than naming a fact. For Animal tissues, organs and organ systems, use Explain to support the objective to explain how pH changes can affect enzyme activity. The term should be interpreted only in the context of The human digestive system. This definition is deliberately scoped to The human digestive system, so it preserves this concept without merging it with neighbouring key terms.

amylase

amylase is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Recall that amylase is a carbohydrase that breaks starch down into simple sugars..

Recall

In AQA GCSE Biology, Recall means retrieve the named fact, function, structure, or process accurately from memory. For Animal tissues, organs and organ systems, use Recall to support the objective to recall that amylase is a carbohydrase that breaks starch down into simple sugars. Related approved keywords for this objective include amylase. This definition is deliberately scoped to The human digestive system, so it preserves this concept without merging it with neighbouring key terms.

protease

protease is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Recall that proteases break proteins down into amino acids..

Recall

In AQA GCSE Biology, Recall means retrieve the named fact, function, structure, or process accurately from memory. For Animal tissues, organs and organ systems, use Recall to support the objective to recall that proteases break proteins down into amino acids. Related approved keywords for this objective include protease. This definition is deliberately scoped to The human digestive system, so it preserves this concept without merging it with neighbouring key terms.

lipase

lipase is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Recall that lipases break lipids into glycerol and fatty acids..

Recall

In AQA GCSE Biology, Recall means retrieve the named fact, function, structure, or process accurately from memory. For Animal tissues, organs and organ systems, use Recall to support the objective to recall that lipases break lipids into glycerol and fatty acids. Related approved keywords for this objective include lipase. This definition is deliberately scoped to The human digestive system, so it preserves this concept without merging it with neighbouring key terms.

amylase

amylase is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Recall the main sites of production and action of amylase, proteases and lipases..

lipase

In The human digestive system, lipase means lipase is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Recall the main sites of production and action of amylase, proteases and lipases. For Animal tissues, organs and organ systems, use lipase to support the objective to recall the main sites of production and action of amylase, proteases and lipases. Related approved keywords for this objective include amylase, lipase, protease. This definition is deliberately scoped to The human digestive system, so it preserves this concept without merging it with neighbouring key terms.

enzymes

enzymes is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Explain that digestive enzymes convert large insoluble food molecules into small soluble molecules that can be absorbed into the blood..

Explain

In AQA GCSE Biology, Explain means give a linked reason, mechanism, or cause-and-effect account rather than naming a fact. For Animal tissues, organs and organ systems, use Explain to support the objective to explain that digestive enzymes convert large insoluble food molecules into small soluble molecules that can be absorbed into the blood. Related approved keywords for this objective include enzymes. This definition is deliberately scoped to The human digestive system, so it preserves this concept without merging it with neighbouring key terms.

build

build is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Explain how the products of digestion are used to build new carbohydrates, lipids and proteins, and how some glucose is used in respiration..

carbohydrates

In The human digestive system, carbohydrates means carbohydrates is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Explain how the products of digestion are used to build new carbohydrates, lipids and proteins, and how some glucose is used in respiration. For Animal tissues, organs and organ systems, use carbohydrates to support the objective to explain how the products of digestion are used to build new carbohydrates, lipids and proteins, and how some glucose is used in respiration. Related approved keywords for this objective include products, digestion, used, build. This definition is deliberately scoped to The human digestive system, so it preserves this concept without merging it with neighbouring key terms.

bile

bile is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Explain that bile is made in the liver and stored in the gall bladder..

Explain

In AQA GCSE Biology, Explain means give a linked reason, mechanism, or cause-and-effect account rather than naming a fact. For Animal tissues, organs and organ systems, use Explain to support the objective to explain that bile is made in the liver and stored in the gall bladder. Related approved keywords for this objective include bile. This definition is deliberately scoped to The human digestive system, so it preserves this concept without merging it with neighbouring key terms.

bile

bile is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Explain how bile neutralises stomach acid and emulsifies fats to increase the rate of fat digestion..

Explain

In AQA GCSE Biology, Explain means give a linked reason, mechanism, or cause-and-effect account rather than naming a fact. For Animal tissues, organs and organ systems, use Explain to support the objective to explain how bile neutralises stomach acid and emulsifies fats to increase the rate of fat digestion. Related approved keywords for this objective include bile. This definition is deliberately scoped to The human digestive system, so it preserves this concept without merging it with neighbouring key terms.

equations

equations is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Interpret simple word equations linked to digestion without needing symbol equations..

interpret

In The human digestive system, interpret means interpret is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Interpret simple word equations linked to digestion without needing symbol equations. For Animal tissues, organs and organ systems, use interpret to support the objective to interpret simple word equations linked to digestion without needing symbol equations. Related approved keywords for this objective include interpret, simple, word, equations. This definition is deliberately scoped to The human digestive system, so it preserves this concept without merging it with neighbouring key terms.