Principles of Biology
Principles of Biology
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chemical elements, such as nitrogen and carbon flow in a cycle. They move from the physical environment to the organisms’ body and then back to the environment, from the cycle started. To transport the chemicals in the ecosystem, biogeochemical cycles are involved in the process.

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