Campbell Biology: Custom Edition
Campbell Biology: Custom Edition
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ISBN: 9781323717271
Author: Urry, Cain, Wasserman, Minorsky, Reece
Publisher: PEARSON C
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Chapter 55.2, Problem 4CC

MAKE CONNECTIONS Ø Explain how nitrogen and phosphorus, the nutrients that most often limit primary production, are necessary for the Calvin cycle to function in photosynthesis (see Concept 10.3).

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