Biology GCSE
Scale
What Scale means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Scale
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Reference: AQA
A suitable scale is chosen so the largest biomass value fits the space available and bar widths are calculated from it.
Topics that use Scale
- Pyramids of biomass (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Energy and biomass loss in food chains
- Pyramid of biomass
- pyramids of biomass
- Trophic level
- Biomass as living material
- Proportional
- Proportional representation
- Trophic level 1
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