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: 9781337408332
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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To explain: The way in which trees gain most of their weight.

Concept introduction: Photosynthesis is a unique process in autotrophs. Plants are important autotrophs that prepare their own food using the abiotic resources from the environment. Photosynthesis involves two processes light-dependent reactions and light-independent reactions.

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