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I f you are good at cell biology gsce aqa can you help?

I dont get mitosis,cell differention,binary fussion,stemcells,diffusion,osmosis,active transpor etc.
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Original post by lola023-
I dont get mitosis,cell differention,binary fussion,stemcells,diffusion,osmosis,active transpor etc.

Mitosis is a type of cell division where one cell duplicates its organelles (mitochondria, ribosomes etc) and splits to make two genetically identical “daughter cells”

Cell differentiation is where a stem cell specialises, so it has a specific job such as a muscle cell or a root hair cell.

Binary fission is the type of asexual reproduction used by bacteria where a single organism becomes two organisms.

Stem cells are unspecialised cells, meaning they can take on any job.

Diffusion is the moving of substances from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration, for example oxygen going from the lungs into the blood, the oxygen is diffusing into the blood because there’s lots of oxygen in the lungs, and little in the blood, so this needs to be balanced out via diffusion.

Osmosis is like diffusion, but specifically the diffusion of water across a partially permeable membrane.

Active transport is the opposite of diffusion- the movement of substances from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration; such as minerals in the soil into the root of a plant. This requires energy as it is against the concentration gradient.
Original post by lola023-
I dont get mitosis,cell differention,binary fussion,stemcells,diffusion,osmosis,active transpor etc.

I would advise you watch some youtube videos as there are many that explain these quite well in detail. I'd personally suggest, SciencewithHazel and freesciencelessons. If you still don't understand after that I can try and explain :smile:
Original post by lola023-
I dont get mitosis,cell differention,binary fussion,stemcells,diffusion,osmosis,active transpor etc.

i’m an a level biology student so if you have any specific questions you can always ask!
Original post by Beth746
Mitosis is a type of cell division where one cell duplicates its organelles (mitochondria, ribosomes etc) and splits to make two genetically identical “daughter cells”

Cell differentiation is where a stem cell specialises, so it has a specific job such as a muscle cell or a root hair cell.

Binary fission is the type of asexual reproduction used by bacteria where a single organism becomes two organisms.

Stem cells are unspecialised cells, meaning they can take on any job.

Diffusion is the moving of substances from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration, for example oxygen going from the lungs into the blood, the oxygen is diffusing into the blood because there’s lots of oxygen in the lungs, and little in the blood, so this needs to be balanced out via diffusion.

Osmosis is like diffusion, but specifically the diffusion of water across a partially permeable membrane.

Active transport is the opposite of diffusion- the movement of substances from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration; such as minerals in the soil into the root of a plant. This requires energy as it is against the concentration gradient.


Original post by nikki.maria
i’m an a level biology student so if you have any specific questions you can always ask!

Thank you so much
Reply 5
freesciencelessons on YouTube is also great at explaining things. :smile:
Original post by lola023-
I dont get mitosis,cell differention,binary fussion,stemcells,diffusion,osmosis,active transpor etc.

feel free to pm me if you'd like me to explain any bio topics
Reply 7
hello! can anyone help with explain the key stages of mitosis? or have any advice on resource i can look at ?
Thanks x
Original post by Chloemin
hello! can anyone help with explain the key stages of mitosis? or have any advice on resource i can look at ?
Thanks x

gcse or alevel mitosis?
(edited 2 years ago)

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