Combined Science GCSE
Organ
What Organ means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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An aggregation of tissues performing specific functions, built from several different tissues that cooperate so it can carry out one or more specific jobs in the body.
A group of different tissues working together to perform a specific function, such as the heart or a leaf.
A part of an organ system with its own tissues and its own job.
Topics that use Organ
- Key ideas (AQA GCSE)
- Principles of organisation (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Organ system
- Tissue
- Action at a distance
- Activation energy
- Active site
- Adaptation
- Anaerobic respiration
- Carbon and nitrogen cycles
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