Combined Science GCSE
Hierarchy
What Hierarchy means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The order that runs cells → tissues → organs, with each tissue itself a group of similar cells with a shared role.
The order cells → tissues → organs → organ systems → organism.
Topics that use Hierarchy
- Principles of organisation (AQA GCSE)
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