Biology: Life on Earth (11th Edition)

11th Edition

ISBN: 9780134168296

Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers

Publisher: PEARSON

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Biology: Life on Earth (11th Edition)

Ch. 29 - 1. Which trophic level(s) must be present to...Ch. 29 - Prob. 2MC Ch. 29 - Denitrifying bacteria convert ammonia to nitrate...Ch. 29 - 4. Net primary production per unit area is likely...Ch. 29 - The effect of CO2 emissions from burning fossil...Ch. 29 - 1. Nearly all life gets its energy from _______...Ch. 29 - 2. Photosynthetic organisms are called either...Ch. 29 - 3. Feeding levels within ecosystems are also...Ch. 29 - In general, only about ______ percent of the...Ch. 29 - Prob. 5FTB

Ch. 29 - 6. During the nitrogen cycle, nitrogen gas is...Ch. 29 - Prob. 7FTB Ch. 29 - Prob. 1RQ Ch. 29 - 2. What is a producer? What trophic level does it...Ch. 29 - 3. Define net primary production. Would you...Ch. 29 - Name the first three trophic levels. Among the...Ch. 29 - How do food chains and food webs differ? Which is...Ch. 29 - Define detritivore and decomposer and explain...Ch. 29 - 7. Trace the movement of carbon from one of its...Ch. 29 - Prob. 8RQ Ch. 29 - Trace a pathway of a phosphorus molecule from a...Ch. 29 - 1. Humans are omnivores who can feed on several...Ch. 29 - Discuss the contribution of human population...

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