Biology A-Level
organ system
What organ system means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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A set of organs working together, such as the digestive system or the gas exchange and circulatory systems.
A group of organs working together to carry out a major function of the body.
Topics that use organ system
- Structure of eukaryotic cells (AQA A-Level)
- Cell division, cell diversity and cellular organisation (OCR A-Level)
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- differentiation
- organ
- tissue
- anaphase
- Asexual reproduction and cloning
- Checkpoint control mechanisms
- Chromosome behaviour during division
- Consequences of loss of cell-cycle control
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