Combined Science GCSE
Passive
What Passive means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Passive
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Reference: AQA
Describes a process that does not require energy from respiration, such as diffusion, distinguishing it from active transport.
Topics that use Passive
- Diffusion (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Adaptations of exchange surfaces
- Blood supply
- Cell size and organism size
- Concentration gradient
- Diffusion
- Diffusion and exchange surfaces
- Diffusion distance
- Exchange surface
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