Combined Science GCSE
Energy release
What Energy release means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Energy release
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Reference: AQA
What aerobic respiration does with glucose and oxygen, providing energy the cell needs for processes such as growth, movement and active transport.
Topics that use Energy release
- Animal and plant cells (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Aerobic respiration
- Cell membrane
- Cell structure and function
- Cell wall
- Chloroplasts
- Cytoplasm
- Estimation
- eukaryotic cells
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