Biology: Concepts and Investigations
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Author: Hoefnagels
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Chapter 38.4, Problem 4MC
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The reason by which nutrient pollution can lead to O2-depleted water.
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Organisms and their environment interact with one another for recycling of elements such as water, carbon, phosphorous and nitrogen, it is termed as biogeochemical cycles. Nitrogen and phosphorous are important elements of life. The growth of algae and some other autotrophs declines due to the deficiencies of these elements, although the excess amount of these elements may lead to water pollution.
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Biology: Concepts and Investigations
Ch. 38.1 - Distinguish among communities, ecosystems, and...Ch. 38.1 - Prob. 2MCCh. 38.1 - Distinguish between habitat and niche.Ch. 38.1 - Prob. 4MCCh. 38.1 - Prob. 5MCCh. 38.1 - Prob. 6MCCh. 38.1 - Prob. 7MCCh. 38.2 - Prob. 1MCCh. 38.2 - Prob. 2MCCh. 38.2 - Prob. 3MC
Ch. 38.2 - Prob. 4MCCh. 38.3 - Identify the trophic levels of a food chain.Ch. 38.3 - Prob. 2MCCh. 38.3 - Prob. 3MCCh. 38.3 - Prob. 4MCCh. 38.3 - Prob. 5MCCh. 38.3 - Prob. 6MCCh. 38.4 - Prob. 1MCCh. 38.4 - Prob. 2MCCh. 38.4 - Prob. 3MCCh. 38.4 - Prob. 4MCCh. 38.4 - Prob. 5MCCh. 38.5 - Prob. 1MCCh. 38.5 - Prob. 2MCCh. 38 - Prob. 1MCQCh. 38 - Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic bacteria that...Ch. 38 - Prob. 3MCQCh. 38 - Prob. 4MCQCh. 38 - A large tree falls over in an old-growth forest,...Ch. 38 - Prob. 6MCQCh. 38 - In a prairie, which trophic level should have the...Ch. 38 - Prob. 8MCQCh. 38 - Prob. 9MCQCh. 38 - Prob. 1WIOCh. 38 - Prob. 2WIOCh. 38 - Prob. 3WIOCh. 38 - Prob. 4WIOCh. 38 - Prob. 5WIOCh. 38 - Prob. 6WIOCh. 38 - Prob. 7WIOCh. 38 - Prob. 8WIOCh. 38 - Prob. 9WIOCh. 38 - 1. Review the definitions of ecology, populations,...Ch. 38 - Prob. 2PIT
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