Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780133923001
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 30.3, Problem 1TC
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How does a biome like a rainforest with poor soil nutrients support the highest plant productivity and greatest animal diversity on Earth.
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The tropical rainforest characterized by moist and warm climatic condition. The adequate warm and moist climatic conditions promote the growth of biodiversity. Due to which this biome is rich in species that contain a wide variety of plants, animals, reptiles, and mammals.
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Chapter 30 Solutions
Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
Ch. 30.1 - Prob. 1CYLCh. 30.1 - Prob. 2CYLCh. 30.2 - Prob. 1CSCCh. 30.2 - Prob. 1CYLCh. 30.2 - Prob. 1TCCh. 30.2 - explain how Earths curvature, tilt on its axis,...Ch. 30.2 - Prob. 3CYLCh. 30.2 - describe how winds, ocean currents, continents,...Ch. 30.3 - Prob. 1CSCCh. 30.3 - describe the principal terrestrial biomes and...
Ch. 30.3 - Prob. 1TCCh. 30.3 - describe human impacts on terrestrial biomes?Ch. 30.3 - Prob. 2TCCh. 30.4 - Prob. 1CSRCh. 30.4 - Prob. 1CYLCh. 30.4 - Prob. 1HYEWCh. 30.4 - Why do estuaries and other coastal ecosystems have...Ch. 30.4 - Prob. 2CYLCh. 30.4 - describe some effects humans have on aquatic...Ch. 30 - Prob. 1ACCh. 30 - Prob. 1FIBCh. 30 - Prob. 1MCCh. 30 - Explain how air currents contribute to the...Ch. 30 - Prob. 2ACCh. 30 - Prob. 2FIBCh. 30 - The biome that is mostly covered by grass and...Ch. 30 - Prob. 2RQCh. 30 - Prob. 3FIBCh. 30 - Prob. 3MCCh. 30 - Prob. 3RQCh. 30 - Prob. 4FIBCh. 30 - Prob. 4MCCh. 30 - Prob. 4RQCh. 30 - The primary producers of the open ocean are mainly...Ch. 30 - Prob. 5MCCh. 30 - List some adaptations of desert cactus plants and...Ch. 30 - Prob. 6RQCh. 30 - Prob. 7RQCh. 30 - Prob. 8RQCh. 30 - What environmental factor best explains why the...Ch. 30 - Prob. 10RQCh. 30 - Prob. 11RQCh. 30 - Prob. 12RQCh. 30 - Prob. 13RQCh. 30 - Prob. 14RQ
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