Biology GCSE
Cause and effect
What Cause and effect means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Cause and effect
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Reference: AQA
Linking each hormone to the next, such as FSH causing oestrogen secretion, rather than describing the hormones as acting independently.
Topics that use Cause and effect
- Hormones in human reproduction (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- corpus luteum
- Cycle regulation
- data interpretation
- Feedback control
- Follicle stimulating hormone
- Graph skills
- Hormonal coordination
- Hormone concentration changes
Using Cause and effect in the exam
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