How do the properties of water makeit possible for the movement of nutrients inplants?

Q: (heat) can assist in distributing substances faster when undergoing diffusion O Convection O None of…

A: The correct answer is Convection Option A is correct, Convection Convection (heat) can assist in…

Q: What is the purpose for ground substance?

A: Ground substance is also called matrix. It is an intercellular material in which the cells and…

Q: What is pH and EC of nutrient solution and why they need to be measured?

A: Answer: Introduction: pH is a negative logarithm of hydrogen ion concentration in each solution.

Q: Why does pure water have maximum water potential?

A: The energy required to transfer an infinitesimal quantity of water from a sample to a reference pool…

Q: What is insensible water?

A: Water is one of the most important compound needed for the survival of life on earth.

Q: What ionic form of nutrient would most likely be easily retained in soils?        A. Anion       B.…

A: The capacity of the soil to hold supplied nutrients against leaching losses is referred to as…

Q: Many of the buffers used these days, such asHEPES and PIPES, were developed because they have…

A: A buffer is a solution that prevents the pH of a sample from decreasing or increasing when acids or…

Q: Why not all ergastic substances are metabolically inert?

A: An ergastic substance is a material used in cells that is not protoplasm. These are normally…

Q: Why is water important for metabolism?

A: Metabolism is a process that happens in our body to convert what we eat(food) and drink into energy…

Q: e fastest N mineralization?

A: Answer: Mineralization is the process by which microbes decompose organic N from manure, organic…

Q: Explain why high concentration of suger, salt and acid do not support microbial growth, only it have…

A: Microbial Growth refers to the growth of a microbial population i.e., an increase in its cell number…

Q: How are solutions classifiedaccording to their comparativetonicity?

A: Introduction Any solution is comprising of two components: Solute: The substance which is dissolved…

Q: What are the major exchangeable cations in soils? How do the relative proportions change between…

A: Soil is that the uppermost weathered layer of crust . it's a mix of weathered mineral rock…

Q: What are the requirements to support microbial growth?

A: Microbial growth refers to growth (increases in the number of cells) of a microbial population. In…

Q: Why do foods differ in shelf- life? How sauger reduces water activity?

A: The shelf life of food is the period during which the food retains an acceptable quality from a…

Q: Describe two methods of water analysis.

A: Water could dissolve most of the biological molecules in it and so it is known as a universal…

Q: Differentiate between trace metals and growth factors. How arethese used by the cell?

A: Cell culture is a very important technique in the prospect of life science. It is basically the…

Q: How does the concentration of H+ change when a culturemedium at pH 5 is adjusted to pH 9?

A: pH is the measure of acidity or basicity of a solution. If pH of a solution is 7, then it is…

Q: Describe the changes in mineral content of water as it moves from rainwater to lake water and,…

A: Water is the essential medium for the survival of life. The 3 sources of water include: surface…

Q: What are the effects of temperature, and pH on microbial growth?

A: Living organisms grow and reproduce. When microbes are provided with sufficient nutrients and…

Q: What is the relationship between water activitys and sorption properties of foods

A: The sorption properties of food are important in the dehydration of food, particularly in predicting…

Q: How does pH influence the growth of microbes? Why do microbes grow best at a particular pH and not…

A: pH influences the occurrence and distribution of microorganisms, Microorganisms grow best at their…

Q: Which are more likely to be leached from the soil by decreasing pH— cations or anions? Explain.

A: Lower pH increases the solubility of aluminum, manganese, and iron in the soil. Anions are leached…

Q: purpose of precipitation?

A: Precipitation: It is a kind of antigen-immune response, in which the antigen happens in a solvent…

Q: What would happen if an inhibitor of atp regeneration by the cell were added to the beaker once the…

A: ATP synthase (F0F1) is a membrane-associated multisubunit protein complex that catalyses the…

Q: Describe how each of the following physical factors affect microbial growth and aid in…

A: Microbial growth It is defined as an enhancement in the number of cells of microbes. there are…

Q: if you are going to prepare 15 plates of Nutrient Agar, 30 NA slants, and 20 NA stabs, how much tap…

A: In usual labs petriplatea can hold 15ml of media therefore for 15plates approximately 15×15 = 225ml…

Q: What forms around a non-polar molecule in an aqueous environment? a. clathrate b. hydroclath c.…

A: Non-polar molecules, electrical charges are evenly distributed. Non-polar molecules are symmetric.…

Q: Where will lignin degrade faster: in a shallow riverbed or in a rice paddy? Explain.

A: Plants are autotrophs. They are called so because they are not dependent on other organisms and can…

Q: hich et Fhe rollawing Could be added to a solufion craceFicacid toprepare buffer? A)sodium acetate…

A: Buffers are solution that can resist pH change on slight additions of either acidic or basic…

Q: Explain why pure water has the maximum water potential.

A: Introduction In this question we have to explain why pure water has the maximum water potential.

Q: ..is the optimum condition for bacterial growth in soil? O Alkali O Acidic O Slightly acidic to…

A: Slightly acidic to neutral

Q: Why is purification of water and nutrient salts so important in studies involving mineral nutrition…

A: Hydroponics is a hydroculture, a method to grow plants in the absence of the soil, by using the…

Q: What advantage does uric acid offer as a nitrogenouswaste in arid environments?

A: Excretory system involves the removal of nitrogenous waste reduced during metabolic activities in…

Q: What are the main biological functions of water?

A: Water is a transparent, inorganic, odorless, tasteless, and nearly colorless chemical substance. It…

Q: Why could it be dangerous to drink a very large amountof water in a short period of time?

A: Osmoregulation is the process through which the fluids of body in an organism are regulated. It is a…

Q: What is the connection of the effects of Acidification and chemical preservatives on Microbial…

A: OFSP means Orange - fleshed sweet potato. It is a special type of sweet potato with high levels of…

Q: What is a nutrient solution? Why is it more convenient to use liquid medium, as opposed to soil, to…

A: Introduction  Nutrients are food-based chemicals that provide organisms with energy, the building…

Q: Define water activity and briefly describe how it can be determined. Why is it difficult for…

A: The tiny organisms that cannot be observed by unaided eyes are the microorganisms. The microbes…

Q: Will addition of organic matter to a water sample increase ordecrease its BOD?

A: Most natural waters contain small quantities of organic compounds. Aquatic microorganisms have…

Q: How acid rain is formed?

A: Acid deposition or acid rain is a broad term used for any type of precipitation with the acidic…

Q: Using correct terminology about water activity, explain why making jam is a good way to preserve…

A: As we know most of the microbes thrive well in the presence of water, food, and oxygen. They survive…

Q: What effect does the water temperature have on solution rate

A: There are many factors which influence the rate at which a solute will dissolve in a solvent…

Q: . Describe how the properties of water contribute to itsphysiological functions.

A: Water is an excellent solvent that is made up of tiny molecules of hydrogen and oxygen. It is…

Q: How do you think the cohesive nature of water relates to its evaporation?

A:

Q: What is water activity and what role does it play in the growth of microorganisms and yeasts and…

A: Water activity is the partial vapor pressure of water in a solution divided by the standard state…

Q: Materials that allow flow of water are_______

A: Running fluid moves innately in a gravity-driven direction all along slope and finds its own way.…

Physical and Chemical features

The physical property of a compound could be determined without modifying the originality of the compound. Examples of physical properties are density, hardness, color, boiling, and melting point. The chemical property expresses the ability of a compound to undergo a particular chemical change.