Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305073951
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Concept introduction: Greenhouse gas, an atmospheric gas, which has the ability to absorb and reradiate heat energy, helps the Earth to be warm enough to sustain life. The mechanism by which this occurs is referred to as the greenhouse effect.

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