Biology
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Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
Publisher: Pearson,
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Chapter 19, Problem 6FIB
The number of named species is about ________, but the actual number of species on Earth is estimated to be about ________ or higher.
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