Biology A-Level
Practical technique and precautions
What Practical technique and precautions means in Biology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Practical technique and precautions
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A concentrated extract is spotted on a pencil origin line, the plate is developed in solvent kept below the origin line in a covered container, and the solvent front is marked before it dries.
Topics that use Practical technique and precautions
- Photosynthesis (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Accessory pigments
- Carbohydrate synthesis and storage
- Chloroplast ultrastructure
- Compartmentalisation of photosynthesis
- Control variables
- Dependence on the light-dependent stage
- Dependent variable
- Electron transport and chemiosmosis
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