Combined Science GCSE
Animal and plant differences
What Animal and plant differences means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Animal and plant differences
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Reference: AQA
Most animal cells differentiate early and usually lose the ability to divide, whereas many plant cells keep the ability to differentiate throughout the plant's life.
Topics that use Animal and plant differences
- Cell differentiation (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Cell differentiation
- Cell specialisation
- Differentiation
- Gene expression
- Meristem tissue
- Mitosis
- Multicellular organisms
- Specialised cell
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