Biology
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Author: Raven, Peter
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 40, Problem 14U
Asexual reproduction is likely to be most common in which ecosystem?
a. Tropical rainforest
b. Temperate grassland
c. Arctic tundra
d. Deciduous forest
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