Efficiency of food production
What Efficiency of food production means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The proportion of feed energy converted into useful biomass, which is raised when less energy is transferred to the environment.
Faster growth means meat, milk or eggs can be produced sooner, which can improve the efficiency of food production.
The proportion of feed energy converted into meat, milk or eggs, which both methods increase.
Topics that use Efficiency of food production
- Farming techniques (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Diet and nutrition
- Animal welfare
- Controlling temperature
- Energy transfer in food chains
- Growth and biomass
- Limiting movement
- Sustainability trade-offs
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