Biology GCSE
Control
What Control means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Control
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Reference: AQA
A sample such as starch solution without amylase, included to show that the blue-black colour is caused by starch.
A sample without enzyme that confirms starch does not break down on its own.
Topics that use Control
- The human digestive system (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Absorption and transport
- active site
- Active site and substrate binding
- Amylase
- Anabolic and catabolic reactions
- Apparatus and measurement skills
- Benedict’s test for reducing sugars
- Biological catalysts
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