Combined Science GCSE
Comparing cell types
What Comparing cell types means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Contrasting a bacterial cell with a plant cell, where both may have a cell wall but only the plant cell has a true nucleus, chloroplasts and mitochondria.
Topics that use Comparing cell types
- Classification of living organisms (AQA GCSE)
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