Foundations in Microbiology
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781259705212
Author: Kathleen Park Talaro, Barry Chess Instructor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 26.L1, Problem 9MCQ
9. An oligotrophic ecosystem would be most likely to exist in a/an
a. ocean
b. high mountain lake
c. tropical pond
d. polluted river
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Foundations in Microbiology
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