Determining the Intercept of a Graph (AQA A-Level Biology): Quizzes
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What is an intercept on a graph?
What is an intercept on a graph?
Point where graph crosses an axis
Where does the x-axis intercept occur on a graph?
Where does the x-axis intercept occur on a graph?
Where y = 0 (horizontal axis)
Where does the y-axis intercept occur?
Where does the y-axis intercept occur?
Where x = 0 (vertical axis)
When should you use extrapolation to find an intercept?
When should you use extrapolation to find an intercept?
When intercept lies outside plotted data
In the osmosis example, what was the x-axis intercept value for the potato's water potential?
In the osmosis example, what was the x-axis intercept value for the potato's water potential?
-250 kPa
What does the intercept represent in the osmosis worked example?
What does the intercept represent in the osmosis worked example?
No net water movement occurs
What is the compensation point in photosynthesis?
What is the compensation point in photosynthesis?
Where photosynthesis equals respiration
What was the compensation point value in the photosynthesis worked example?
What was the compensation point value in the photosynthesis worked example?
5000 lux
What happens below the compensation point in photosynthesis?
What happens below the compensation point in photosynthesis?
More from respiration than photosynthesis
How should you state intercept values in exam answers?
How should you state intercept values in exam answers?
With appropriate units and precision