Study Guide for Campbell Biology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134443775
Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece, Martha R. Taylor, Michael A. Pollock
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 52, Problem 8TYK
Many plant species have adaptations for with the periodic fires typical of
- a. a savanna.
- b. a chaparral.
- c. a temperate grassland.
- d. all of the above.
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