Biology: Life on Earth
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ISBN: 9780321729712
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
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Chapter 28, Problem 10RQ
Trace the movement of a water molecule from the ocean, through a plant body, and back to the ocean, describing all the intermediate stages and processes. LO6
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