BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)
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Author: STARR
Publisher: CENGAGE L
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Chapter 7, Problem 12SA
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Every organism performs several vital functions. However, all these functions occur in the presence of energy molecules. Body needs energy to survive. Organisms produce energy in the form of
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