Combined Science GCSE
Interdependence of living organisms and the environment
What Interdependence of living organisms and the environment means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Interdependence of living organisms and the environment
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Chemicals such as carbon, water and nitrogen are recycled between the living and non-living parts of ecosystems, with plants taking up minerals through their roots and building the elements into new biological molecules.
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