Provide examples of secondary metabolite and discuss their functions in the following scenarios. (i) Flowering plants and pollinators (ii) Plant – plant competition

Q: Essential Plant Nutrients Chemical Chemical forms absorbed Element symbol by crop plants Primary…

A: Different mineral nutrients play important roles in the plant body. Plants show certain…

Q: The growth of plants requires microbes. Describe what microbes are most critical for soil-bound…

A: Microbes are known to be present everywhere and some are beneficial for humans and plants and…

Q: Suggest THREE (3) steps that could be taken to reduce phosphorus inputs in water.

A: Keeping animals and their waste out of streams keeps nitrogen and phosphorus out of the water and…

Q: List any 2 mycotoxins and their effects on the food industry

A: Mycotoxins are generally toxic compounds that are produced by the fungus mainly. The mycotoxins are…

Q: Outline the function and deficiency disease of plants nutrients

A: Given: Function of plant nutrients. Deficiency disease of plant nutrients.

Q: Describe 3 factors that could inhibit primary production. Use examples to explain how autotrophs can…

A: Green plants are the autotrophs and use solar energy to produce organic food. They are the primary…

Q: Draw a graph of the abundance of each type of plant (three lines) versus water availability.…

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

Q: Which is the better choice—to eat processed foods that have been enhanced with phytochemicals or to…

A: Phytochemicals are the  compounds produced by plants. The term phyto means plant. They are largely…

Q: Describe the use of Plant Growth regulators in Agriculture give at least 4 examples

A: Plant hormones(phytohormones or plant growth regulators) are small signaling molecules that are…

Q: Answer these questions. During the growth of a tomato plant from a seed, it increases considerably…

A: Since we are allowed to answer one question at a time. Therefore we are answering the 1st question…

Q: Give some examples of biofuels and How can nitrogen fixation in root nodules help biofuel…

A: Biofuel: a. It is a fuel that is made from plant and animal waste matter b. It is derived from…

Q: Cite cellular structure that are involved in nutrient transport and explain how these carry out…

A: The cell membrane consist of phospholipid bilayer which consist of two layer of lipid. There are…

Q: What trade-offs are associated with the heterotrophic consumption of live animals versus dead plant…

A: Heterotrophic organisms are the organisms that are not able to prepare their own food. In turn they…

Q: What would be an intrinsic  factor of bean sprouts that make it susceptible to contamination and or…

A: Food spoiling refers to a food's unappealing look, odour, and taste that makes it unfit for human…

Q: Name the elements that make up the bulk of commercialfertilizers.

A: The human population across the world is keeping on increasing at a good pace, therefore, unless the…

Q: What is the difference of pool and flux? Which of the following are pools and which are fluxes:…

A: Pool and flux are the terms used to describe the matter and energy reservoir and it's transfer in…

Q: For an element to be regarded as essential, all of the following criteria must be met, except: a. No…

A: Plants are special organisms that have to ability ot absorb water and nutrients with the help of…

Q: What are the factors that may affect the yield of plant metabolites used as drugs

A: Compounds that are not required for the growth and reproduction in an organism is referred to as…

Q: In agriculture, briefly discuss three main phases of growth in relation to crop growth and…

A: The plants require the macronutrients and micronutrients for growth. Growth is the most fundamental…

Q: List and give 2 examples of all plant metabolites

A: Plants generate a plethora of structurally and functionally varied metabolites that play a variety…

Q: Give list of bioactive compounds used in medicine that can be mass produced for a chemical plant.

A: List of bioactive compounds used in medicine that can be mass produced for a chemical plant.

Q: How indiscriminate burning of grass and leaves of trees or plants and “kaingin” cause soil erosion

A: Soil erosion refers to the process of gradual removal or displacement of the topmost fertile layer…

Q: Differentiate the following concepts.  - Plant and Animal Gas Exchange  - Plant and Animal…

A: Gas exchange and transport of nutrients are two of the most crucial physiological processes for both…

Q: Most of the abundant gas in the atmosphere is not bioavailable to plants. How does this abundant gas…

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Q: Give three examples of nutrient deficiencies in plants and the corresponding symptoms.

A: Nutrients are important molecules required by the plant to have proper growth. Inadequate supply of…

Q: (a) Define biofuel. (b) Describe three sources of biomass.

A: a) Biofuels are any liquid fuel that are derived from organic or biological matters like plants,…

Q: Enumerate any two biomaterial that are common or frequently encountered by many. Briefly explain the…

A: Biomaterials play an major role in modern medicine in contemporary times.

Q: Does Atmospheric CO2 Concentration Affect theProductivity of Agricultural Crops?

A: Ecology is the study of interaction of organisms with one another and with the environment. Ecology…

Q: Give some examples of plant macronutrients and their sources

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Q: Describe the movement of an atom of nitrogen from the leaf of a plant, through the process of…

A: Nitrogen Cycle is defined as a biogeochemical process through which nitrogen is converted into many…

Q: 3. Give one more example/diagram of a nutrient cycde and explain briefly.

A: A nutrient cycle is the ecological cycle of the movement of organic and inorganic matter back into…

Q: C. Explain why the agricultural practice shown in Image 1 is associated with lower levels of…

A: Any substance or combination of substances designed to deter, destroy, repel, monitor, or control…

Q: What is converted into biomass in plants, resulting in plant growth? -CO2 from the air -water and…

A: Photosynthesis is a process where plants produce glucose and oxygen by using carbon dioxide, water,…

Q: find another carbon cycle diagram and compare it with the diagrams attached. include detailed…

A: Carbon cycle The carbon cycle is one of the most important biogeochemical cycles in nature. It is…

Q: list any 2 and their effect of mycotoxins on the food industry

A: Mycotoxins are considered as secondary metabolites from fungi or molds. They are toxic for…

Q: Outline the function and deficiency disease of plant Nutrients

A: Answer: PLANT NUTRITION = These are nutrients and minerals which are required by the plant for their…

Q: 23. Ecological stability is the result of _______________, the tendency of a system not to change…

A: Resistance refers to mechanisms in an ecosystem that oppose the change and resilience comes into…

Q: Give three examples of mycotoxins that still are important in agriculture. What disease and pathogen…

A: Mycotoxins are toxins that are produced by molds or fungi. These toxins can be taken up by plants…

Q: describe and explain the physiological and biochemical perturbations in plants caused by…

A: Stress is any adverse environmental (abiotic) condition that hampers the growth of a plant. It…

Q: describe the symptoms of nutrient deficiency in plants.

A: Nutrient deficiency refers to decrease in the level of nutrient which the plant requires for its…

Q: describe the symptoms of specific nutrient deficiencies in plants.

A: Plants can be defined as multicellular organisms they are also known as photosynthetic eukaryotes…

Q: The secondary metabolite found in great abundance in the secondary cell walls of secondary xylem…

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