Principles of Biology
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
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Chapter 30.1, Problem 1TYK
Summary Introduction
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Animals gets its source of energy from organic compounds that is generated by plants. Plants gets it source of energy from light, water, carbon dioxide and minerals from the soil.
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molecules used for cellular energy. Reflected light refers to those wavelengths of light that will "bounce off"
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that would explain what would happen based upon the data in the chart.
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