BIOLOGY
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ISBN: 9781266739606
Author: Hoefnagels
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 21, Problem 6WIO
Like sponges, plants tire sessile organisms, but plants and sponges have dissimilar appearances. What important difference between sponges and plants explains this observation?
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Chapter 21 Solutions
BIOLOGY
Ch. 21.1 - Prob. 1MCCh. 21.1 - Prob. 2MCCh. 21.1 - Prob. 3MCCh. 21.1 - Prob. 4MCCh. 21.1 - Prob. 5MCCh. 21.1 - What advantages does segmentation confer?Ch. 21.1 - Prob. 7MCCh. 21.2 - Prob. 1MCCh. 21.2 - Prob. 2MCCh. 21.2 - Prob. 3MC
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