Biology GCSE
Anaerobic decay
What Anaerobic decay means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Anaerobic decay
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When microorganisms break down biological material without oxygen, the process is called anaerobic decay, which produces methane gas.
Topics that use Anaerobic decay
- Decomposition (biology only) (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Aerobic respiration and oxygen
- Appropriate scales
- Biogas generators
- Control of variables and rate calculations
- Decomposition and decay
- Enzyme activity and temperature
- Food preservation
- Gradient
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