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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.

• Cell biology examines what makes up living cells and how they replicate
• Bioenergetics covers the chemical reactions that store and release energy in living things
• 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.

Biology lessons in Thornton Heath typically cost £16/h per session.

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

• Mitosis results in two diploid cells that are genetically identical to the original
• Meiosis creates sperm and egg cells that combine during fertilisation to restore the full chromosome number
• Genetic variation is essential for evolution and species adaptation

A helpful way to remember: mitosis makes "mini-me" copies, meiosis mixes things up for reproduction.

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