Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective
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Author: Denise G. Anderson Lecturer, Sarah Salm, Deborah Allen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 28, Problem 3MC
Which of the following pairs that relate to aquatic environments does not match?
a) Oligotrophic–nutrient poor
b) Hypoxic–O2 poor
c) Epilimnion–O2 poor
d) Hypolimnion–lower layer
e) Eutrophic–nutrient rich
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