Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305073951
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 27, Problem 14SQ
Tree rings occur because_____
- a. there are droughts during the time the rings form
- b. environmental conditions influence xylem cell size
- c. heartwood alternates with sapwood
- d. periderm replaces epidermis
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