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GCSE Biology covers several interconnected areas: cell biology, organisation, infection and response, bioenergetics, homeostasis, inheritance, variation and evolution, plus ecology.

• Cells explores how cells are organised, from membranes to nuclei, and how they divide through mitosis
• Bioenergetics explains photosynthesis and respiration, the two key processes that power all life
• Inheritance and genetics explores why organisms inherit certain characteristics and how species change over time

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

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Mitosis produces two identical daughter cells with the same chromosome number as the parent, while meiosis produces four genetically different cells with half the chromosomes.

• Mitosis handles everyday cell replacement, wound healing and tissue growth
• Meiosis involves two division cycles and introduces genetic variation through crossing over
• Genetic variation occurs in meiosis through crossing over and independent assortment, making each gamete unique

Think of mitosis as photocopying and meiosis as shuffling a deck of cards.

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