Biology GCSE
Photosynthetic organisms
What Photosynthetic organisms means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Photosynthetic organisms
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Organisms, including plants, algae and some bacteria, that capture light energy and use it to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen.
Topics that use Photosynthetic organisms
- Levels of organisation (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Biomass
- Consumers
- Distribution along environmental gradients
- Energy transfer
- First trophic level
- Food chains
- food web
- Interdependence and food supply
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