Biology GCSE
Control of variables and rate calculations
What Control of variables and rate calculations means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Control of variables and rate calculations
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Keeping other variables such as volume of milk and starting pH the same, and calculating the rate of decay from the change in pH divided by the time taken.
Topics that use Control of variables and rate calculations
- Decomposition (biology only) (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Aerobic respiration and oxygen
- Anaerobic decay
- Appropriate scales
- Biogas generators
- Decomposition and decay
- Enzyme activity and temperature
- Food preservation
- Gradient
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