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BiologyBIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)Oscar and Lucinda meet in a tropical rain forest and fall inlove, and he carves their initials into the bark of a tree. They neverdo get together, through. Ten years later, still heartbroken, Oscarsearches for the tree. Given what you know about primary and secondary growth, will he find the carved initials higher relative to ground level? If he goes berserk and chops down the tree, what kinds of growth rings will he see?
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Oscar and Lucinda meet in a tropical rain forest and fall inlove, and he carves their initials into the bark of a tree. They neverdo get together, through. Ten years later, still heartbroken, Oscarsearches for the tree. Given what you know about primary and secondary growth, will he find the carved initials higher relative to ground level? If he goes berserk and chops down the tree, what kinds of growth rings will he see?

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Publisher: CENGAGE L
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Oscar and Lucinda meet in a tropical rain forest and fall inlove, and he carves their initials into the bark of a tree. They neverdo get together, through. Ten years later, still heartbroken, Oscarsearches for the tree. Given what you know about primary and secondary growth, will he find the carved initials higher relative to ground level? If he goes berserk and chops down the tree, what kinds of growth rings will he see?

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