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The cell
Every living thing is made of cells — too small to see without a microscope.
🔬 → 🧬 cells
Living Systems
📖 Study · Living Systems
Living Systems
Living things are made of cells. Cells make tissues, tissues make organs, organs make systems.
🎯 What you'll learn
- ✓Know that cells are the smallest unit of life
- ✓Recognise plant vs animal cells
- ✓Understand ecosystems
- ✓Tell food-chain roles
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Plant cells
Plant cells have a cell wall and chloroplasts (green parts that make food).
🌿 cell + chloroplast
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Animal cells
Animal cells have a flexible outer membrane and no cell wall.
🧫
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Ecosystems
An ecosystem includes all the living things in an area + non-living things like sunlight, water, soil.
🌳 + 🐦 + 💧 + ☀️
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Food chains
Plants make food (producers). Animals eat plants (herbivores) or animals (carnivores). Decomposers break down dead things.
🌱 → 🐰 → 🦊