Biology GCSE
Sustainability trade-offs
What Sustainability trade-offs means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Sustainability trade-offs
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Reference: AQA
High-protein feed can be costly and may compete with human food production, so its use involves trade-offs.
Topics that use Sustainability trade-offs
- Farming techniques (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Diet and nutrition
- Efficiency of food production
- Animal welfare
- Controlling temperature
- Energy transfer in food chains
- Growth and biomass
- Limiting movement
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