Combined Science GCSE
Organ system
What Organ system means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A group of organs working together to carry out a major life process, such as the digestive system.
A group of organs working together to carry out a major function.
Topics that use Organ system
- Key ideas (AQA GCSE)
- Principles of organisation (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Organ
- Tissue
- Action at a distance
- Activation energy
- Active site
- Adaptation
- Anaerobic respiration
- Carbon and nitrogen cycles
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