Combined Science GCSE
Synthesis and breakdown
What Synthesis and breakdown means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Synthesis and breakdown
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Reference: AQA
Metabolism includes synthesis reactions that build larger molecules from smaller ones and breakdown reactions that break molecules down.
Topics that use Synthesis and breakdown
- Metabolism (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Aerobic respiration
- Amino acids
- Anaerobic respiration
- Cellulose
- Condensation
- deamination
- Fatty acids and glycerol
- Glucose
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