Biology
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780134813448
Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
Publisher: Pearson,
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Chapter 31.3, Problem 1TC
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To determine: The way by which a whale pump hypothesis can be tested.
Introduction: An ecosystem includes a community of living creatures that live in harmony with each other and with other non-living components. The living components include biotic factors while the non-living components are the abiotic factors. An ecosystem is often controlled by several external factors like climate and internal factors like competition and decomposition.
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