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Neil A. Campbell. Figure 31.25 Palms , trees without secondary growth . Only primary growth occurs in palms and most other monocots . The tall trunk of the palm is uniformly thick because most growth in girth occurs when the primary ...
Neil A. Campbell. Figure 31.25 Palms , trees without secondary growth . Only primary growth occurs in palms and most other monocots . The tall trunk of the palm is uniformly thick because most growth in girth occurs when the primary ...
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... growth directly and stimulates production of other growth factors . For example , the ability of GH to stimulate growth of bones and carti- lage is partly due to the hormone's signaling the liver to produce growth factors called ...
... growth directly and stimulates production of other growth factors . For example , the ability of GH to stimulate growth of bones and carti- lage is partly due to the hormone's signaling the liver to produce growth factors called ...
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... growth rate persists , there will be 8 billion people on Earth by the year 2017 . Human population growth is based on the same general parameters that affect other animal and plant populations : birth rates and death rates . Birth rates ...
... growth rate persists , there will be 8 billion people on Earth by the year 2017 . Human population growth is based on the same general parameters that affect other animal and plant populations : birth rates and death rates . Birth rates ...
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Themes in the Study of Life | 1 |
UNIT ONE The Chemistry of Life | 15 |
Atoms Molecules and Chemical Bonds | 20 |
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