Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
14th Edition
ISBN: 9781305073951
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 23, Problem 2SQ
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- a. nonliving organic matter
- b. living plants
- c. living animals
- d. photosynthesis
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