Animal tissues, organs and organ systems key terms

risk factors

risk factors is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Extract and interpret information from charts, tables, graphs and scatter diagrams about risk factors..

Extract

Extract is the specific term students must use accurately for this approved learning objective. For Animal tissues, organs and organ systems, use Extract to support the objective to extract and interpret information from charts, tables, graphs and scatter diagrams about risk factors. Related approved keywords for this objective include risk factors. This definition is deliberately scoped to The effect of lifestyle on some non-communicable diseases, so it preserves this concept without merging it with neighbouring key terms.

cancer

cancer is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Explain that cancer results from changes in cells that cause uncontrolled growth and division..

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 cancer results from changes in cells that cause uncontrolled growth and division. Related approved keywords for this objective include cancer. This definition is deliberately scoped to Cancer, so it preserves this concept without merging it with neighbouring key terms.

benign

benign is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Describe benign tumours as abnormal cell growths contained in one area..

tumours

In Cancer, tumours means tumours is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Describe benign tumours as abnormal cell growths contained in one area. For Animal tissues, organs and organ systems, use tumours to support the objective to describe benign tumours as abnormal cell growths contained in one area. Related approved keywords for this objective include benign, tumours. This definition is deliberately scoped to Cancer, so it preserves this concept without merging it with neighbouring key terms.

cancer

cancer is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Describe malignant tumours as cancers that invade neighbouring tissues..

malignant

In Cancer, malignant means malignant is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Describe malignant tumours as cancers that invade neighbouring tissues. For Animal tissues, organs and organ systems, use malignant to support the objective to describe malignant tumours as cancers that invade neighbouring tissues. Related approved keywords for this objective include cancer, malignant, tumours. This definition is deliberately scoped to Cancer, so it preserves this concept without merging it with neighbouring key terms.

malignant

malignant is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Explain how malignant cells can spread in the blood and form secondary tumours elsewhere in the body..

tumours

In Cancer, tumours means tumours is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Explain how malignant cells can spread in the blood and form secondary tumours elsewhere in the body. For Animal tissues, organs and organ systems, use tumours to support the objective to explain how malignant cells can spread in the blood and form secondary tumours elsewhere in the body. Related approved keywords for this objective include malignant, tumours. This definition is deliberately scoped to Cancer, so it preserves this concept without merging it with neighbouring key terms.

cancer

cancer is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Explain that lifestyle risk factors increase the chance of some cancers..

risk factors

In Cancer, risk factors means risk factors is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Explain that lifestyle risk factors increase the chance of some cancers. For Animal tissues, organs and organ systems, use risk factors to support the objective to explain that lifestyle risk factors increase the chance of some cancers. Related approved keywords for this objective include cancer, risk factors. This definition is deliberately scoped to Cancer, so it preserves this concept without merging it with neighbouring key terms.

cancer

cancer is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Explain that some cancers are also linked to genetic risk factors..

risk factors

In Cancer, risk factors means risk factors is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Explain that some cancers are also linked to genetic risk factors. For Animal tissues, organs and organ systems, use risk factors to support the objective to explain that some cancers are also linked to genetic risk factors. Related approved keywords for this objective include cancer, risk factors. This definition is deliberately scoped to Cancer, so it preserves this concept without merging it with neighbouring key terms.