Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 47, Problem 7SQ
Biome distribution depends on ______.
- a. climate
- b. elevation
- c. soils
- d. all of the above
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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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