Campbell Biology
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ISBN: 9780135188743
Author: Urry
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 52.1, Problem 1CC
Explain how the sun's unequal heating of Earth's surface results in deserts near 30° north and south of the equator.
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Ch. 52.1 - Explain how the sun's unequal heating of Earth's...Ch. 52.1 - What are some of the differences in microclimate...Ch. 52.1 - WHAT IF? Changes in Earth's climate at the end of...Ch. 52.1 - MAKE CONNECTIONS Focusing just on the effects of...Ch. 52.2 - Based on the climograph in Figure 52.10, what...Ch. 52.2 - Using Figure 52.12, identify the natural biome in...Ch. 52.2 - WHAT IF? If global warming increases average...Ch. 52.3 - Why are phytoplankton, and not benthic algae or...Ch. 52.3 - Prob. 2CCCh. 52.3 - MAKE CONNECTIONS As noted in Figure 52.15, the...
Ch. 52.4 - Give examples of human actions that could expand a...Ch. 52.4 - WHAT IF? You suspect that deer are restricting...Ch. 52.4 - MAKE CONNECTIONS Hawaiian silverswords under-went...Ch. 52.5 - Describe a scenario showing how ecological change...Ch. 52.5 - MAKE CONNECTIONS Commercial fisheries target...Ch. 52 - Suppose global air circulation suddenly reversed,...Ch. 52 - Prob. 52.2CRCh. 52 - Prob. 52.3CRCh. 52 - Interactions between organisms and the environment...Ch. 52 - Suppose humans introduced a species to a new...Ch. 52 - Level 1: Knowledge/Comprehension 1. Which of the...Ch. 52 - Which lake zone would be absent in a very shallow...Ch. 52 - Which of the following is characteristic of most...Ch. 52 - Prob. 4TYUCh. 52 - Prob. 5TYUCh. 52 - When climbing a mountain, we can observe...Ch. 52 - Prob. 7TYUCh. 52 - Prob. 8TYUCh. 52 - Prob. 9TYUCh. 52 - EVOLUTION CONNECTION Discuss how the distribution...Ch. 52 - SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY Jens Clausen and colleagues, at...Ch. 52 - WRITE ABOUT A THEME: INTERACTIONS Global warming...Ch. 52 - SYNTHESIZE YOUR KNOWLEDGE If you were to hike up...
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