Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337408332
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 20, Problem 8SQ
Bacteria that serve as decomposers are ___ .
- a. photoautotrophs
- b. photoheterotrophs
- c. chemoautotrophs
- d. chemoheterotrophs
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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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