Life: The Science of Biology
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ISBN: 9781319010164
Author: David E. Sadava, David M. Hillis, H. Craig Heller, Sally D. Hacker
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 28.4, Problem 3R
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The major groups of plants that indirectly or directly provide majority of the calories to humans.
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Plants are the major sources of food and energy in the living world. There are different types of plants found in nature. They are used for different purposes by living organisms. Plants produce oxygen and takes up the carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
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