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To succeed in GCSE Biology, focus on cells, how organisms function, fighting disease, energy in living things, maintaining balance, DNA and inheritance, and environmental interactions.

• Cells explores how cells are organised, from membranes to nuclei, and how they divide through mitosis
• Bioenergetics covers the chemical reactions that store and release energy in living things
• Inheritance and genetics examines DNA structure, genetic variation, natural selection and evolution

These areas overlap constantly, so grasping one topic often helps you understand another.

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The key distinction: mitosis maintains the full chromosome count (diploid), whereas meiosis halves it (haploid) to prepare for fertilisation.

• Mitosis handles everyday cell replacement, wound healing and tissue growth
• Meiosis involves two division cycles and introduces genetic variation through crossing over
• Genetic variation is essential for evolution and species adaptation

Understanding this distinction is crucial for genetics, reproduction and evolution questions in your exams.

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