Loose Leaf For Integrated Principles Of Zoology
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Chapter 15, Problem 9RQ
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To determine: The location of phoronids in marine ecosystems.
Introduction: Phylum Phoronida is consists of about twenty species of wormlike animals. The length of these worms ranges from few millimeters to thirty centimeter.
Summary Introduction
To determine: The role of phoronids in the food web.
Introduction: A food chain consists of organisms that are dependent on each other for food. Several food chains together form a food web.
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