Key term for Edexcel GCSE Biology, used in Pollution and Decay.
The specific temperature at which an enzyme-controlled reaction occurs at its maximum rate.
Optimum temperature appears in Edexcel GCSE Biology revision content for Ecosystems and Material Cycles, especially Pollution and Decay and Decomposition in Food Preservation.
Ecosystems and Material Cycles
Decomposition in Food Preservation
Animal Coordination, Control and Homeostasis
Mechanisms of Thermoregulation
Animal Coordination, Control and Homeostasis
Role of Homeostasis
Plant Structures and Functions
Interactions of Limiting Factors
Ecosystems and Material Cycles
Pollution and Decay • Decomposition in Food Preservation
Animal Coordination, Control and Homeostasis
Homeostasis • Mechanisms of Thermoregulation
Animal Coordination, Control and Homeostasis
Homeostasis • Role of Homeostasis
Plant Structures and Functions
Photosynthesis • Interactions of Limiting Factors
Plant Structures and Functions
Photosynthesis • Limiting Factors
Key Concepts in Biology
Enzymes • Factors Affecting Enzyme Activity
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