Biology GCSE
Transport systems
What Transport systems means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Transport systems
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Systems, such as the circulatory system in mammals or the xylem and phloem in plants, that move substances between exchange surfaces and all body cells.
Topics that use Transport systems
- Diffusion (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Concentration gradient
- Concentration gradients
- Diffusion
- Diffusion and concentration gradients
- Diffusion and metabolic demand
- Diffusion and organism size
- Exchange surfaces
- Exchange surfaces in animals
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