Biology GCSE
Net movement
What Net movement means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Net movement
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Reference: AQA
The overall movement from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration, even though individual particles move in all directions.
Topics that use Net movement
- Diffusion (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Concentration gradient
- Concentration gradients
- Diffusion
- Diffusion and concentration gradients
- Diffusion and metabolic demand
- Diffusion and organism size
- Exchange surfaces
- Exchange surfaces in animals
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