Growth in Organisms: Growth, Charts & Cell Differentiation
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Growth in Organisms: Growth, Charts & Cell Differentiation
An audio revision episode covering Edexcel GCSE Biology Topic 2.2 — Growth in Organisms. We cover growth as a permanent increase in size or mass, how animals and plants grow, how to read growth charts and percentiles, and why cell differentiation creates specialised cells.
Growth in Organisms: Growth, charts and cell differentiation
Episode guide
This episode covers Edexcel GCSE Biology Topic 2.2, Growth in Organisms. It explains how growth is defined, how animals and plants grow, how growth charts are used, and why cell differentiation is needed for multicellular organisms.
You will revise:
- Growth as a permanent increase in size or mass
- Mitosis and differentiation as growth processes in both animals and plants
- Cell elongation in plants, including the role of auxin
- Reading growth charts and interpreting percentile lines
- How active genes lead to specialised cell structures and functions
- The difference between differentiation in animals and plants
Sources
- Growth (Edexcel GCSE Biology): Revision Note
- The Importance of Cell Differentiation (Edexcel GCSE Biology): Revision Note
Audio note
Short intro and outro music use the channel's existing calm instrumental theme.
Edexcel GCSE Biology Revision Podcast
Topic-by-topic audio revision for Edexcel GCSE Biology, sourced from Save My Exams revision notes — covering everything from cell structure to ecosystems.
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