Biology GCSE
Safe use of apparatus and techniques
What Safe use of apparatus and techniques means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Using appropriate apparatus such as test tubes, measuring cylinders, dropping pipettes and a water bath safely and correctly, including heating Benedict's mixtures in a water bath and keeping ethanol away from flames.
Topics that use Safe use of apparatus and techniques
- The human digestive system (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Absorption and transport
- active site
- Active site and substrate binding
- Amylase
- Anabolic and catabolic reactions
- Apparatus and measurement skills
- Benedict’s test for reducing sugars
- Biological catalysts
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