Combined Science GCSE
Source
What Source means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Source
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Reference: AQA
The leaves, where sugars are made by photosynthesis and loaded into the phloem.
The place a wave comes from, such as the Sun, a lamp or a radio transmitter.
Topics that use Source
- Plant organ system (AQA GCSE)
- Types of electromagnetic waves (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Absorption
- Active transport
- Calculating rates from measurements
- Cell specialisation and adaptation
- Cellular control of pore size
- Data presentation
- Describing relationships between variables
- electromagnetic spectrum
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