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Chapter 38, Problem 1.1Q
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To determine: The reason explaining the fact that the ecological systems present at a higher level in the hierarchy of
Introduction: The ecological system or ecosystem provides the link between physical geography and biogeography. The ecological system is made by the hierarchy of the biological organization.
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The ecological systems present at a higher level in the hierarchy of biological organization tend to be more complex as compared to the lower levels because it consists of more components which interact over a huge span of time and space. The level of hierarchy and the time and space scale is chosen by the ecologist based on questions that needs to be answered.
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PRINCIPLES OF LIFE
Ch. 38.1 - Prob. 1LOCh. 38.1 - Prob. 2LOCh. 38.1 - Prob. 3LOCh. 38.1 - Prob. 1FQCh. 38.1 - Prob. 1ICh. 38.1 - Prob. 2ICh. 38.1 - Prob. 3ICh. 38.1 - Prob. 4ICh. 38.1 - Prob. 1RACh. 38.1 - Prob. 2RA
Ch. 38.1 - Prob. 3RACh. 38.2 - Prob. 1LOCh. 38.2 - Prob. 2LOCh. 38.2 - Prob. 3LOCh. 38.2 - Prob. 4LOCh. 38.2 - Prob. 1FQCh. 38.2 - Prob. 2FQCh. 38.2 - Prob. 1RACh. 38.2 - Prob. 2RACh. 38.2 - Prob. 3RACh. 38.2 - Prob. 4RACh. 38.3 - Prob. 1LOCh. 38.3 - Prob. 2LOCh. 38.3 - Prob. 3LOCh. 38.3 - Prob. 1FQCh. 38.3 - Prob. 1RACh. 38.3 - Prob. 2RACh. 38.3 - Prob. 3RACh. 38.4 - Prob. 1LOCh. 38.4 - Prob. 2LOCh. 38.4 - Prob. 1RACh. 38.4 - Prob. 2RACh. 38.4 - Prob. 1TKCh. 38.4 - Prob. 2TKCh. 38.4 - Prob. 3TKCh. 38.5 - Prob. 1LOCh. 38.5 - Prob. 2LOCh. 38.5 - Prob. 1RACh. 38.5 - Prob. 2RACh. 38 - Prob. 1.1QCh. 38 - Prob. 1.2QCh. 38 - Prob. 2.1QCh. 38 - Prob. 2.2QCh. 38 - Prob. 3.1QCh. 38 - Prob. 3.2QCh. 38 - Prob. 4.1QCh. 38 - Prob. 4.2QCh. 38 - Prob. 5.1QCh. 38 - Prob. 5.2QCh. 38 - Prob. 5.3Q
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