Principles of Biology
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 7, Problem 10TY
Plants commonly found in hot and dry environments that carry out carbon fixation at night are
- oak trees.
- C3 plants.
- CAM plants.
- all of the above.
- a and b only.
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