Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780133923001
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 31, Problem 2AC
Search for and describe some examples of habitat destruction, pollution, and invasive species in the region around your home or campus. Predict how each of these might affect specific local populations of native animals and plants.
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Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
Ch. 31.1 - describe the goals of conversation biology?Ch. 31.1 - Prob. 2CYLCh. 31.2 - Prob. 1CSCCh. 31.2 - describe the major categories of ecosystem...Ch. 31.2 - Prob. 1TCCh. 31.2 - Prob. 2CYLCh. 31.3 - define mass extinction?Ch. 31.3 - Prob. 1HYEWCh. 31.3 - explain why biologists fear that a mass extinction...Ch. 31.4 - Prob. 1CSC
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