Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology Plus Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (11th Edition)
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Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
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Chapter 30, Problem 5MC
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The communities at larger scale are referred as biomes that are named on the basis of the type of vegetation like grasslands or deciduous forests. There are certain types of biomes like the aquatic and terrestrial biomes. The terrestrial biome includes tropical rain forest, coniferous forests, deciduous forests and many others.
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Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology Plus Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (11th Edition)
Ch. 30.1 - Prob. 1CYLCh. 30.1 - Prob. 2CYLCh. 30.2 - Prob. 1CSCCh. 30.2 - Prob. 1CYLCh. 30.2 - Prob. 1TCCh. 30.2 - explain how Earths curvature, tilt on its axis,...Ch. 30.2 - Prob. 3CYLCh. 30.2 - describe how winds, ocean currents, continents,...Ch. 30.3 - Prob. 1CSCCh. 30.3 - describe the principal terrestrial biomes and...
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