Ocr oxford cambridge and rsa is a leading uk awarding body, providing a wide range of qualifications to meet the needs of candidates of all ages and abilities. Producers are organisms that make their own organic nutrients food usually using energy from sunlight. Edexcel international gcse biology student book second edition. Biology for edexcel international gcse hodder education.
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