Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) A-Level
Renewable resources
What Renewable resources means in Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Renewable resources
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Plant fibres and starch come from crops, so using them can reduce reliance on finite crude oil.
Topics that use Renewable resources
- Topic 4: Biodiversity and Natural Resources (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Adaptation and speciation
- Allele frequency change over time
- Amyloplast
- Aseptic technique
- Binary fission
- Biodegradability
- Calcium and magnesium in plant structure and function
- Cellulose
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