Cambridge IGCSE Biology Syllabus 0610 Overview

Flashcards cover key concepts from the Cambridge IGCSE Biology syllabus, focusing on terminology, definitions, and fundamental principles.

Cambridge IGCSE

The world's most popular international qualification for learners aged 14 to 16.

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Biotechnology

The use of living organisms or their systems to develop products, improve plants, and create medicines.

Photosynthesis

The process by which plants synthesize carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water using light energy.

Diffusion

The net movement of particles from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration.

Homeostasis

The maintenance of a stable internal environment within an organism.

Genes

Segments of DNA that contain the instructions for making proteins.

Natural Selection

The process where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

Ecosystem

A community of living organisms and their interactions with the environment.

Excretion

The removal of metabolic wastes from an organism.

Innate Behavior

Instinctual behaviors that an organism is born with.

Adaptation

A trait that helps an organism survive and thrive in its environment.

Mitosis

Nuclear division that results in two genetically identical daughter cells.

Meiosis

A reduction division that produces gametes with half the chromosome number of the parent cell.

Fertilization

The fusion of male and female gametes to form a zygote.

Gene Mutation

A change in the DNA sequence of a gene.

Selective Breeding

The process of breeding organisms with specific traits to produce offspring with those desired traits.