Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) A-Level
Biomass units
What Biomass units means in Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Biomass units
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Dry mass per unit area per unit time, for example g m⁻² year⁻¹, used when calculating the efficiency of biomass transfer.
Topics that use Biomass units
- Topic 5: On the Wild Side (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Abiotic factors
- Abundance
- Allele frequency
- Allopatric speciation
- Anthropogenic causes of climate change
- ATP as universal energy currency
- Biotic factors
- Carbon cycle
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