Rate of photosynthesis
What Rate of photosynthesis means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A measure that depends on light intensity, carbon dioxide concentration and temperature, and is raised by increasing a factor until another becomes limiting.
Indicated by the number of bubbles per minute or the volume of oxygen per minute.
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