Campbell Biology: Concepts & Connections, Books a la Carte Plus Mastering Biology with eText -- Access Card Package (8th Edition)
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Chapter 34, Problem 3TYK
Ground permanently frozen
a. chaparral
b. savanna
c. taiga
d. temperate broadleaf forest
e. temperate grassland
f. tropical rain forest
g. arctic tundra
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Campbell Biology: Concepts & Connections, Books a la Carte Plus Mastering Biology with eText -- Access Card Package (8th Edition)
Ch. 34 - You have seen that Earths terrestrial biomes...Ch. 34 - The most complex and diverse biome a. chaparral b....Ch. 34 - Ground permanently frozen a. chaparral b. savanna...Ch. 34 - Prob. 4TYKCh. 34 - Limited to small coastal areas a. chaparral b....Ch. 34 - Spruce, fir, pine, and hemlock trees a. chaparral...Ch. 34 - Home of ants, antelopes, and lions a. chaparral b....Ch. 34 - Prob. 8TYKCh. 34 - Prob. 9TYKCh. 34 - What makes the Gobi Desert of Asia a desert? a....
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