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Principles of organisation key terms

Key terms for Key Terms in the approved AQA GCSE Biology 8461 curriculum graph.

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Principles of organisation

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Key terms

  • cells

    cells is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Explain that cells are the basic building blocks of living organisms..

  • Explain

    In AQA GCSE Biology, Explain means give a linked reason, mechanism, or cause-and-effect account rather than naming a fact. For Principles of organisation, use Explain to support the objective to explain that cells are the basic building blocks of living organisms. Related approved keywords for this objective include cells. This definition is deliberately scoped to Principles of organisation, so it preserves this concept without merging it with neighbouring key terms.

  • cells

    cells is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Define a tissue as a group of similar cells working together for a shared function..

  • Define

    Define is the specific term students must use accurately for this approved learning objective. For Principles of organisation, use Define to support the objective to define a tissue as a group of similar cells working together for a shared function. Related approved keywords for this objective include cells. This definition is deliberately scoped to Principles of organisation, so it preserves this concept without merging it with neighbouring key terms.

  • tissues

    tissues is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Explain that an organ is made from different tissues working together to perform a function..

  • Explain

    In AQA GCSE Biology, Explain means give a linked reason, mechanism, or cause-and-effect account rather than naming a fact. For Principles of organisation, use Explain to support the objective to explain that an organ is made from different tissues working together to perform a function. Related approved keywords for this objective include tissues. This definition is deliberately scoped to Principles of organisation, so it preserves this concept without merging it with neighbouring key terms.

  • organ systems

    organ systems is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Explain that organs are organised into organ systems that work together in whole organisms..

  • organs

    In Principles of organisation, organs means organs is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Explain that organs are organised into organ systems that work together in whole organisms. For Principles of organisation, use organs to support the objective to explain that organs are organised into organ systems that work together in whole organisms. Related approved keywords for this objective include organs, organ systems. This definition is deliberately scoped to Principles of organisation, so it preserves this concept without merging it with neighbouring key terms.

  • cells

    cells is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Apply ideas about cells, tissues, organs and organ systems to unfamiliar biological examples..

  • organ systems

    In Principles of organisation, organ systems means organ systems is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Apply ideas about cells, tissues, organs and organ systems to unfamiliar biological examples. For Principles of organisation, use organ systems to support the objective to apply ideas about cells, tissues, organs and organ systems to unfamiliar biological examples. Related approved keywords for this objective include cells, tissues, organs, organ systems. This definition is deliberately scoped to Principles of organisation, so it preserves this concept without merging it with neighbouring key terms.

  • cells

    cells is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Use ideas of size and scale to compare cells, tissues, organs and organ systems..

  • organ systems

    In Principles of organisation, organ systems means organ systems is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Use ideas of size and scale to compare cells, tissues, organs and organ systems. For Principles of organisation, use organ systems to support the objective to use ideas of size and scale to compare cells, tissues, organs and organ systems. Related approved keywords for this objective include cells, tissues, organs, organ systems. This definition is deliberately scoped to Principles of organisation, so it preserves this concept without merging it with neighbouring key terms.