Biology
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ISBN: 9781259188138
Author: Peter H Raven, George B Johnson Professor, Kenneth A. Mason Dr. Ph.D., Jonathan Losos Dr., Susan Singer
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 32, Problem 5A
Choose which of the following best reflects the symbiotic relationships between animals and
a. Protection from bacteria
b. Colonization of land
c. Protection from desiccation
d. Exchange of nutrients
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