Biology GCSE
Conditions for decay
What Conditions for decay means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Conditions for decay
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Decay normally needs warmth, moisture, oxygen and decomposers, and if one or more of these is missing, body parts may survive and become fossils.
Topics that use Conditions for decay
- Fossils (AQA GCSE)
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