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 8MCQ
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The organisms that are too small to see from naked eyes are microorganisms. All the archaea and bacteria are under the category of microorganisms, while some of the eukaryotes can be termed as microorganisms.
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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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