Life: The Science of Biology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781319010164
Author: David E. Sadava, David M. Hillis, H. Craig Heller, Sally D. Hacker
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 57.1, Problem 2R
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The two ways, in which carbon and energy get transformed into primary production.
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The Sun is an ultimate source of energy. All the living beings are directly or indirectly dependent on the Sun for their survival. There are two ways by which the organisms convert energy and carbon into the primary production. One method involves
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