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Sounds,23 Mar 2023,9 mins

SeriesSeries 1: The Cell

3. Specialised animal and plant cells

Bitesize GCSE Biology

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Dr Alex Lathbridge guides you through the most important GCSE Biology facts, with a few jokes thrown in too. In this third episode of our series all about the cell, Dr Alex Lathbridge breaks down the key facts about specialised animal and plant cells. Dr Alex takes a look at nerve cells, muscle cells, and sperm cells in animals, and root hair cells, xylem cells and phloem cells in plants. Take a look on the BBC Bitesize website to find out more about this topic, with revision notes, quizzes and exam-style questions: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zpqpqhv/revision/12 Suitable for: Combined science AQA Synergy AQA Trilogy Edexcel Eduqas OCR 21st Century OCR Gateway Single science AQA Edexcel Eduqas OCR 21st Century OCR Gateway

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