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If fruit production is a measure of fitness, why wouldn’t a plant spend all of its energy producing fruits instead of roots and leaves? Why do you think some annual plants die back as they produce fruits?
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Ch. 24.1 - What adaptations contribute to the reproductive...Ch. 24.1 - Prob. 2MCCh. 24.1 - Prob. 3MCCh. 24.1 - Describe alternation of generations In the plant...Ch. 24.2 - Prob. 1MCCh. 24.2 - Prob. 2MCCh. 24.2 - Prob. 3MCCh. 24.2 - Prob. 4MCCh. 24.2 - Prob. 5MCCh. 24.3 - Prob. 1MC
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