GEN COMBO LOOSELEAF MICROBIOLOGY:A SYSTEMS APPROACH; CONNECT ACCESS CARD
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The integrated functioning of all the ecosystems and interrelating all organisms and abiotic factors is called biosphere. The biodiversity is one of the parts of the biosphere that plays important functions.
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Ch. 24.1 - Define microbial ecology.Ch. 24.1 - Summarize why our view of the abundance of...Ch. 24.1 - Prob. 3AYPCh. 24.1 - Prob. 4AYPCh. 24.1 - Prob. 5AYPCh. 24.2 - List five important elements of biogeochemical...Ch. 24.2 - Diagram a carbon cycle.Ch. 24.2 - Prob. 8AYPCh. 24.2 - Prob. 9AYPCh. 24.2 - Describe the process of nitrogen fixation, and...
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