structural adaptations
What structural adaptations means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Physical features of the body or surface of an organism, such as the thick fur of a polar bear or the waxy cuticle of a leaf.
Features of named specialised cells, such as a flagellum, a long axon or an elongated projection.
Topics that use structural adaptations
- Adaptations (AQA GCSE)
- Supplying the cell (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Active transport
- Adaptation
- Adaptation and survival
- adult stem cells
- Behavioural adaptations
- cell cycle
- Cell differentiation
- Chemosynthesis in the absence of light
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