Key term for Edexcel GCSE Biology, used in Pollution and Decay.
Molecules produced when lipids are broken down; their accumulation increases acidity (lowers pH) during decay.
Fatty acids appears in Edexcel GCSE Biology revision content for Ecosystems and Material Cycles, especially Pollution and Decay and Decomposition in Composting.
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