Combined Science GCSE
Response to internal and external change
What Response to internal and external change means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Response to internal and external change
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Operating in response to internal changes, such as blood glucose concentration, and external changes, such as air temperature.
Topics that use Response to internal and external change
- Homeostasis (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Antagonistic effectors and set points
- Automatic control systems
- Blood glucose regulation
- Denaturation and active site shape
- Effectors
- Enzyme optimum temperature
- Glycogen storage and release
- Homeostasis
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