Biology GCSE
cork borer
What cork borer means in Biology GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of cork borer
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Reference: OCR
Apparatus used to excise plant tissue cylinders, which are then trimmed to equal lengths on a ceramic tile using a scalpel.
Topics that use cork borer
- Transport in and out of cells (OCR GCSE)
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