Survival Strategies (Student Edition)

by: Elizabeth Rice, Marianne Krasny, and Margaret E. Smith

Plants are part of complex ecosystems. They must defend themselves from predators. They also must compete with other plants for light, soil, nutrients, and water. Over time, plants have evolved many strategies for defense and competition. In this chapter, students design and conduct an experiment to learn about the biology of cucumber beetles.

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Type Book ChapterPub Date 1/1/2006Stock # PB199XT_S3

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