Biology: Concepts and Applications (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
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Chapter 6, Problem 4SA
Most of the carbon that land plants use for photosynthesis comes from ________.
| a. sugars | c. water |
| b. the atmosphere | d. soil |
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Biology: Concepts and Applications (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 6 - A cat eats a bird, which ate a caterpillar that...Ch. 6 - Plants use ________ as an energy source to drive...Ch. 6 - In plants, photosynthetic eukaryotes, and...Ch. 6 - Most of the carbon that land plants use for...Ch. 6 - Which of the following statements is incorrect? a....Ch. 6 - When a photosystem absorbs light energy, ________...Ch. 6 - In the light-dependent reactions, _______. a....Ch. 6 - Prob. 8SACh. 6 - Prob. 9SACh. 6 - Prob. 10SA
Ch. 6 - The Calvin-Benson cycle starts with _______. a....Ch. 6 - Which of the following substances does not...Ch. 6 - Closed stomata ________. a. limit gas exchange c....Ch. 6 - In C3 plants, _______ makes sugar production...Ch. 6 - Match each term with its most suitable...Ch. 6 - About 200 years ago, Jan Baptisa van Helmontwanted...Ch. 6 - While gazing into an aquarium, you observe bubbles...Ch. 6 - A C3 plant absorbs a carbon radio isotope...Ch. 6 - In 2005, a new species of green sulfur bacteria...
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