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Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
Publisher: Pearson,
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Chapter 23, Problem 5MC
__________ is an ecologically important function of
- a. Photosynthesis
- b. Decomposition
- c. Alcohol production
- d. Antibiotic production
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