In one area is a desert ecosystem and in another area is a tundra. What two fundamental resources differ in the ecosystems of these two areas? Why are these two more important than the other fundamental resources?

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The ecosystems differ in temperature and moisture; these are the most important resources because they are less evenly distributed than are nutrients and energy.

Biology & Microbiology

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a. Land plants photosynthesize. b. Land plants have chlorophyll.. c. Land plants have a waxy cuticle. d. Land plants utilize carbon dioxide. e. Land plants’s cell walls are made of cellulose

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The action of a white blood cell engulfing a bacterium is known as ____.

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