Combined Science GCSE
Biomass
What Biomass means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Biomass
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Reference: AQA
Biological material formed from the biological molecules built using glucose, including carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids.
Topics that use Biomass
- Levels of organisation (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Abiotic factors and species distribution
- Accuracy of plotting
- Community
- Food chain
- Line or curve of best fit
- Mean
- Median
- Photosynthesis
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