BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)
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Chapter 42, Problem 10SA
The ______ cycle is a sedimentary cycle.
| a. phosphorus | c. nitrogen |
| b. carbon | d. water |
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BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)
Ch. 42 - In most ecosystems, producers use energy from...Ch. 42 - Prob. 2SACh. 42 - Organisms at the first trophic level ________. a....Ch. 42 - Primary productivity on land is affected by...Ch. 42 - An _______ is an autotroph. a. producer c....Ch. 42 - Most of Earths fresh water is _______. a. in lakes...Ch. 42 - Earths largest carbon reservoir is _______. a. the...Ch. 42 - Carbon is released into the atmosphere by ________...Ch. 42 - Prob. 9SACh. 42 - The ______ cycle is a sedimentary cycle. a....
Ch. 42 - Earths largest phosphorus reservoir is ________....Ch. 42 - Plants obtain ______ by taking it up from the air....Ch. 42 - Prob. 13SACh. 42 - Soil in _______ is richest in carbon. a. the...Ch. 42 - Prob. 15SACh. 42 - Marguerite has a vegetable garden in Maine....Ch. 42 - Prob. 2CTCh. 42 - Prob. 3CTCh. 42 - Prob. 4CT
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