Select all that apply: Which process(es) create(s) a solube form of nitrogen that plants can take up from the soil?      nitrogen fixation     ammonification     nitrification     denitrification

Q: Draw a simple flow diagram or sketch to illustrate the flow path of water through a plant, from the…

A: Water transport in plants with the help of xylem. Xylem helps to transport water from roots to stems…

Q: The most important flux (largest)  in a non-carbon nutrient cycle is   Biological fixation   None…

A: Microbially driven processes constitute the bulk of the transformations that are undergone in the…

Q: Describe the two metabolic pathways that plants use to assimilate N, whether the source is from…

A: All proteinaceous products contain nitrogen. Protein or nitrogen in the plants is important source…

Q: After harvesting crop, why drying is the most critical part

A: *drying is important part after crop harvesting. *Crop productions like grains is a long term…

Q: What are the adverse effects of fertilizers on pollution?

A: Fertilizers are chemical materials that play a vital role in improving the yield of the crop.…

Q: For which of the following problems would growing and maintaining cover crops be an appropriate…

A: Cover crops: These are crops which are planted so as to maintain the soil fertility, reduce soil…

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: Xerophytic plants are well adapted for very wet conditions. True False Which types of soils usually…

A: According to our guideline we can answer only the first three subparts of a question. So, upload the…

Q: Micronutrient deficiency is, or may be: Group of answer choices A.) pH dependent B.) affected by…

A: These are essential elements needed by life in small quantities. They include microminerals and…

Q: What are biopesticides and how are they used? How do they differ from synthetic pesticides for the…

A: ‘Pest’ means a destructive agent that is harmful to food stock, crop etc. ‘Cide’ means the act of…

Q: microbes in the soil converting no3- to n2? nitrogen fixation denitrification nitrification…

A: The nitrogen cycle is defined as the series of events that convert form of nitrogen into another…

Q: Some ecologists argue that “there is no true form of commensalism.”  Define commensalism and give an…

A: Commensalism can be described as the interaction in which one gets benefitted whereas the other is…

Q: soil management strategies that are sustainable

A: The chemical composition, moisture, and temperature of the soil control the vegetation. The soil…

Q: In bio intensive gardening, raised beds are needed because crops have different depths of

A: Bio intensive gardening is an organic system of agriculture or gardening in which minimum area is…

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: Fertile soil is one of the keys to good yield. (i) Explain the roles of clay and organic matter in…

A: 1)Soil is made up of many components.A major percentage of the soil comprises clay ,and a small…

Q: How do fertilizers boost crop growth? How can largeamounts of fertilizer added to soil also end up…

A: Agriculture is described as the science or practice of farming, crop cultivation or growth, and…

Q: Nitrogen is available to terrestrial plants in the form of Select all that apply. Select one or…

A: Nitrogen is a nonmetallic element with atomic number 7 , and is colorless, odorless , tasteless gas…

Q: The uptake of phosphorus and nitrogen by plants is aided by ________ in terrestrial systems.…

A: Certain plant nutrients, such as nitrogen, promote the conversion of energy in plants, but…

Q: Can you describe the nitrogen and phosphorous cycles in terms of nutrient availability please?

A: The nutrient cycle is a cycle system where energy and matter are transferred between living and…

Q: What is bioenergy from the biomass, especially, agricultural wastes?

A: Non-renewable energy is defined as a type of energy that is produced from sources that will take…

Q: a.Briefly describe the roles of Rhizobium, Nitrosomonas, Nitrobacter and Pseudomonasbacteria in the…

A: Rhizobium is the bacteria that live in symbiotic association with the root nodules of the leguminous…

Q: ishkeepers are interested in putting some species of bacteria in their water tanks because of their…

A: Nitrogen cycle occurs in the nature to fix atmospheric nitrogen into its compounds that can be used…

Q: Why are total soil concentrations poor indicators of the amounts of ions that may bioaccumulate…

A: Bioaccumulation refers to the accumulation of the substances, such as pesticides or other chemicals.…

Q: Rhizobium is important agriculturally because it supplies __________ to plants such as peas and…

A: Rhizobium is a rod shaped bacterium which are found in the roots of leguminous plants such as sweet…

Q: In the nitrogen cycle the Assimilation process is a metabolic reaction: anabolic, catabolic,…

A: Nitrogen is an important compound that took part in the proteins, nucleic acids, and other…

Q: If you wanted to study the effects of soil moisture and light intensity on the growth of soybeans…

A: The experiment is the process of discovery or a process to validate a hypothesis by subjecting…

Q: Soil microorganisms, collectively referred to as dizotrophs, fix 90% of the inert nitrogen gas to…

A: The physical process that involves conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia through reduction…

Q: Nitrogen compounds differ from other minerals needed by plants because they. Select one: O a. Are…

A: Nitrogen is an essential element because it is the major component of nucleic acids, proteins,…

Q: What are the symptoms of nitrogen deficiency? In which form nitrogen has been provided in media?…

A: Nitrogen is counted in the essential macronutrients as a plant needs it in high concentrations.…

Q: Which nitrogen flux is incorrectly described? O nitrification is the conversion of ammonium to…

A: Nitrogen is the non metal element belonging to group 15 of the periodic table.It is colourless,…

Q: Gaseous nutrient cycle and sedimentary nutrient cycles have their reservoir . Name them. Why is a…

A: The pathways by which various biotic and abiotic elements are circulated throughout the environment…

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: What factor(s) influence organisms living in aquatic biomes? (select all that apply)   Question 1…

A: There are two types of aquatic biomes: freshwater and marine.

Q: What is the mode of action of biofertilizer Mykovam?

A: Mykovam is a biofertilzer which is soil based containing infected roots, spores and propagules of…

Q: During  biological nitrogen fixation, microbial plant symbionts uptake_________and converted it…

A: The biological nitrogen fixation is done by prokaryotes, .This is an process vital taking into…

Q: Which of the following biofertilizer extends the root system's reach, allowing for enhanced water…

A: Mykovam extends the root system's reach allowing for enhaced water and nutrient absorption.  It…

Q: The practice of crop rotation uses nitroger plant without a nitrogen-fixing relationship harvest, a…

A: Nitrogen fixing plants are edible like Elaeagnus angustifolia, Elaeagnus multifolia etc.

Q: hich of these is the negative part of the tradeoff for CAM plants?   Question 8 options:   High…

A: Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM photosynthesis) is a CO2 fixation system which is originated in…

Q: Immediately after deforestation, which of the following processes might you expect to increase with…

A: Among the given options, we would expect  leaching denitrification to set in.

Q: In general, plant species having ____________type of companion cells in the minor veins of leaves,…

A: Plants are the living organisms which synthesize their own food by photosynthesis. In photosynthesis…

Q: Design a concept of bioremediation related to earthworm

A: Bioremediation is that the use of microbes to wash up contaminated soil and groundwater. Microbes…

Soil Ecosystem

Soil provides a habitat or living environment for a large number of different species of organisms as well as plants. It provides all the essential nutrients and minerals for plants to grow. All these together form the soil ecosystem.