Biology: Life on Earth
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ISBN: 9780321729712
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
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Chapter 28, Problem 4AC
Describe what would happen to a population of deer if all predators were removed and hunting banned. Include effects on vegetation as well as on the deer population itself.
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Biology: Life on Earth
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3. Feeding levels within ecosystems are also...Ch. 28 - In general, only about ______ percent of the...Ch. 28 - Prob. 5FTBCh. 28 -
6. During the nitrogen cycle, nitrogen gas is...Ch. 28 - Prob. 7FTBCh. 28 - Prob. 1RQCh. 28 -
2. What is a producer? What trophic level does it...Ch. 28 - 3. Define net primary production. Would you...
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7. Trace the movement of carbon from one of its...Ch. 28 - Prob. 8RQCh. 28 - Trace a pathway of a phosphorus molecule from a...Ch. 28 - Trace the movement of a water molecule from the...Ch. 28 -
1. Humans are omnivores who can feed on several...Ch. 28 - Define and give an example of biological...Ch. 28 - Discuss the contribution of human population...Ch. 28 - Describe what would happen to a population of deer...
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