Combined Science GCSE
Comparing fossil and living structures
What Comparing fossil and living structures means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Showing whether the body plan has changed a lot or only a little over time by comparing the structure of a fossil with a living organism.
Topics that use Comparing fossil and living structures
- Fossils (AQA GCSE)
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