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... DIVERSITY Biological diversity is enormous . • Estimates of total diversity range from 5 million to over 30 million species . • About 1.7 million species have been identified and named , including approximately 260,000 plants , 50,000 ...
... DIVERSITY Biological diversity is enormous . • Estimates of total diversity range from 5 million to over 30 million species . • About 1.7 million species have been identified and named , including approximately 260,000 plants , 50,000 ...
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... Diversity Metabolic diversity is greater in Monera than in all other kingdoms combined . Bacteria have four major nutritional modes : Photoautotrophs = Use light to synthesize organic compounds from CO2 . Photoheterotrophs ...
... Diversity Metabolic diversity is greater in Monera than in all other kingdoms combined . Bacteria have four major nutritional modes : Photoautotrophs = Use light to synthesize organic compounds from CO2 . Photoheterotrophs ...
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... Diversity There are major clines in species diversity over large areas of Earth . • Generally , diversity increases in moving from far northern and souther latitudes toward the equator . • In the ocean benthic community , diversity ...
... Diversity There are major clines in species diversity over large areas of Earth . • Generally , diversity increases in moving from far northern and souther latitudes toward the equator . • In the ocean benthic community , diversity ...
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Preface | 2 |
Water and the Fitness of the Environment | 22 |
Structure and Function of Macromolecules | 39 |
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active adaptive allele amino acids animals atom bacteria behavior biology blood body bonds Calvin cycle Campbell carbon cause cells cellular cellular respiration chapter and attending chemical chloroplasts chromosome complex cycle cytoplasm Darwin Describe digestive Distinguish diversity electron transport chain electrons embryo energy environment enzymes eukaryotic evolution evolutionary evolved example Explain factors fertilization fossil record function fungi gametes gene pool genetic genome genotype glucose glycolysis gradient growth haploid hormone human hydrogen inheritance interactions lecture macroevolution mammals mechanism meiosis metabolism microtubules mitosis molecular molecules mRNA muscle mutations natural selection nitrogen nucleotide nucleus nutrients OBJECTIVES After reading occur organisms oxidized oxygen pair phage phenotype phosphate photosynthesis Phylum plants plasma membrane polypeptide population potential produced prokaryotes protein proton reaction receptors recombinant replication reproduction respiration ribosomes sequence sexual speciation species sperm structure synthesis temperature tissue transport types vertebrates viral viruses zygote