Biology GCSE
Temperature and enzyme activity
What Temperature and enzyme activity means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Temperature and enzyme activity
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Temperature affects enzyme activity and the survival of organisms, and a rise or fall outside a species' tolerance can force it to move or die out locally.
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