Microbiology: A Systems Approach
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ISBN: 9780073402437
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 24, Problem 1MCQ
Which of the following is not a major subdivision of the biosphere?
- a. hydrosphere
- b. lithosphere
- c. stratosphere
- d. atmosphere
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Microbiology: A Systems Approach
Ch. 24.1 - Prob. 2CFCh. 24.1 - Define microbial ecology.Ch. 24.1 - Summarize why our view of the abundance of...Ch. 24.1 - Prob. 3AYPCh. 24.1 - Prob. 4AYPCh. 24.1 - Prob. 5AYPCh. 24.1 - Prob. 6AYPCh. 24.2 - List five important elements of biogeochemical...Ch. 24.2 - Diagram a carbon cycle.Ch. 24.2 - Prob. 9AYP
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