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Chapter 37, Problem 3A
Which of the following would decrease nitrogen availability for a pea plant?
a. Inability of the plant to produce flavonoids
b. Formation of Nod factors
c. Presence of oxygen in the soil
d. Production of leghemoglobin
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Ch. 37.4 - Explain the main effect on herbivores of a higher...Ch. 37.4 - Prob. 3LOCh. 37.5 - Prob. 1LOCh. 37.5 - Prob. 2LOCh. 37.5 - Prob. 3LOCh. 37 - Prob. 1IQCh. 37 - Prob. 2IQCh. 37 - Which of the following is NOT found in topsoil? a....Ch. 37 - Prob. 2UCh. 37 - What proportion of the soil volume is occupied by...Ch. 37 - Which of the following is a micronutrient? a....Ch. 37 - Prob. 5UCh. 37 - Prob. 6UCh. 37 - a C4 plant, the Calvin cycle occurs in a. the...Ch. 37 - One potential problem with using poplars to remove...Ch. 37 - Prob. 1ACh. 37 - If you wanted to conduct an experiment to...Ch. 37 - Which of the following would decrease nitrogen...Ch. 37 - Which of the following might you do to increase...Ch. 37 - Prob. 5ACh. 37 - Prob. 1SCh. 37 - Describe an experiment to determine the amount of...Ch. 37 - Prob. 3S
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