For a given area and time period, the amount of solar energy converted to chemical energy in organic compounds is called

A) primary succession.
B) secondary succession.
C) primary production.
D) secondary production.


Answer: C

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ater.

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A woman inherits a mutant BRCA1 allele from her mother. She has an increased risk of developing breast cancer because

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If the label on a slide reads Gram-positive bacillus, what would a students expect to see?

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