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Terrestrial NPP a. generally increases with temperature. b. does not vary with precipitation. c. is high when soils are low in nutrients. d. is high in dry regions.

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Chapter42: Ecosystems

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Problem 14SA: Soil in _______ is richest in carbon. a. the arctic b. the tropics c. temperate zones

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Terrestrial NPP

	a.	generally increases with temperature.
	b.	does not vary with precipitation.
	c.	is high when soils are low in nutrients.
	d.	is high in dry regions.

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