What are the major exchangeable cations in soils? How do the relative proportions change between acid and basic soils? What soil conditions typical of deficiency, sufficiency, and toxicity (if any) for these ions?

Q: Why is the Nitrogen content of Fertilizers so important?

A: The growth of the plants is dependent upon nutrients. Sometimes the lack of nutrients is fulfilled…

Q: What result can a lake give which is rich in organic waste?

A: Organic waste is any material that is biodegradable and comes from a plant or an animal.…

Q: Soil formation is influenced by which factors? How availability of nutrients can affect the quality…

A: Definition Soil formation also known as pedogenesis. It is the process in which soil is formed from…

Q: What terms are used to describe organisms whose growthpH optimum is very high? Very low?

A: In the living world, we see a large number of microorganisms, animals and plants. These organisms…

Q: What does the failure to sustain water availability underground has resulted?

A: The water present in the soil pore spaces, rocks, and sand beneath the surface of the earth is…

Q: Soil pH influence the availability of soil nutrient elements TRUE OR FALSE

A: Naturally, soil can be alkaline or acidic. The plant grows best at the correct pH, so maintaining…

Q: WHAT IS THE BEST FIELD MANAGEMENT PRACTICE FOR BLACK, RED, AND GREY SOILS?

A: Answer :  Management Practices for Improving Soil Health:- i) Reduce Inversion Tillage and Soil…

Q: What is the temperature at the soil surface?

A: The soil is the complex mixture of minerals, water, air organic compounds and microorganisms.…

Q: Would a soil high in clay but low in organic matter have a higher cation-exchange capacity than a…

A: Thank you for the question Answer :- Yes, a soil high in clay but low in organic matter have a…

Q: Soil organic matter (SOM) samples have charge that is pH-dependent, and measurements for the…

A: According to the data provided in the question: Soil organic matter (SOM) CEC = 150 cmolt) /bg…

Q: Soil characterisation could help to determine soil type and soil health. (i) Relate cation exchange…

A: Soil fertility 1. Soil fertility is that the quality of soil that enables it to grant nutrients in…

Q: Explain the metabolic changes found in denitrifiers, compared to microorganisms doing aerobic…

A: Under aerobic conditions, most denitrifiers create nitrous oxide (N2O) rather than dinitrogen (N2).…

Q: Which region of soil is the most microbially active?

A: The microbe is a term used for microorganisms like bacteria, fungi, viruses, and protozoans. These…

Q: Can you determine phosphorus content in the soil via CEC measurement? Explain your the choice of…

A: The CEC stands for (cation exchange capacity), which measures the capacity of the soil to hold…

Q: What is the units of elimination capacity of a biofilter?

A: Biofilters and bio scrubbers are the oldest bioremediation techniques used to treat air. During…

Q: What are  three moistures condition for determining soil consistence

A: The measure of the degree of the cohesion and adhesion between the soil particles describes about…

Q: Name two soil properties that can affect infiltration rates. How does application rate affect…

A: The ability of soil allowing the movement of water throughout out and into the soil profile is…

Q: How carbonation increases the solution effect of water in rock soil system?

A: Weathering is the process by which the breaking down and dissolution of soils and minerals on the…

Q: How would adding clay to loamy soil affect capacity to exchange cations and retain water? Explain.

A: The overall ability of a soil to retain exchangeable cations is known as cation exchange capacity…

Q: How do the properties of waterinfluence the biogeochemical cycles?

A: Biogeochemical cycles are extremely important for the ecosystem to run successfully. The balance…

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: What is absent in polluted water?

A: Water is a odorless, transparent, tasteless liquid that forms the lakes, seas, rivers. The water is…

Q: In which type of soil is nutrient leaching a morecommon problem, sandy or clay soil?

A: Ans: Soil Nutrient leaching: It is the process on which the nutrients dissolved in soil move…

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

A: One of the water most distinctive property is Cohesion.  Cohesion: It is the tendency of water…

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: Where the surangams water harvesting method is used?

A: In general, water harvesting refers to the direct collection of rainwater. The water, which is…

Q: Which fertilizer is expected to produce acidity in soil?

A: Any material of natural or synthetic origin that is applied to soil or plant tissues to deliver…

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: What is nutrient “mineralization” and why is it important in nutrient cycling?

A: Introduction The Flow Of Nutrients From The Physical Environment To Living Organisms And Back To The…

Q: How is water recycled?

A: The water cycle shows the continuous movement of water and how it it gets recycled within the earth…

Q: What Characteristics of Phosphorous minerals makes them suitable to be used as fertilizers?

A: Most common form of phosphorus is Diammonium phosphate and monammonium phosphate,NPK etc. NPKs is a…

Q: Would the particle density of a soil high in organic matter be the same?  Higher or Lower? Why?

A: Particle density is expressed as ratio of  total mass of solid particles to their total volume and…

Q: isolating metabolites and testing for phytochemicals, why is it recommended to dry the leaves in…

A: leaves are made up of organic materials containing highly heat-sensitive volatile oils and aromatic…

Q: Where the kattas water harvesting method is used?

A: In general, water harvesting refers to the direct collection of rainwater. The water, which is…

Q: We have 2 types of soils. One soil has bulk density of 2.75g/cm^3; second has bulk density of…

A: Bulk density  Bulk density is the compaction rate of the soil. It is calculated by dividing dry…

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: How does overwatering affects plant leaves?

A: Introduction :- Photosynthesis, the process by which plants create food, takes place mostly on…

Q: What are the four components of the total water potential in a soil and what sign does each…

A: Water potential can be defined as the potential energy of water per unit volume with reference to…

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A: Cornstarch and water can be mixed in different amounts to give rise to the formation of a thick…

Q: Other than treated water, what are the final products ofwastewater treatment? How might these end…

A: Wastewater treatment involves multistep process of primary treatment, secondary treatment and…

Q: How do Biofertilisers enrich the fertility of soil? How does cyanobacteria acts as biofertiliser?

A: Microorganism is a microscopic organism, which may exist in its single-celled form or in a colony of…

Q: What are the main elements that determine soil capacity to produce higher yields?

A: Since you have asked multiple questions, we will solve the first question for you. If you want any…

Q: What group of microorganisms dominate unpolluted soil? polluted soil?

A: The soil may include microorganisms such as bacteria, actinomycetes, fungi, algae, protozoa and…

Q: In what way can our diet affect the local or global soil organic matter and soil health? Explain…

A: ANSWER: SOIL ORGANIC MATTER MATTERS:  Soil organic matter is the organic component of soil which…

Q: How are soils formed? Through the breakdown of what material? Why are new soils not suitable for…

A: Soil acts as an anchor for the plant roots and trees. Soil is present from the prehistoric stage.…

Terrestrial Ecosystem

An ecosystem is a collection of interconnected communities. It includes both living and non-living elements of specific strata. The terrestrial ecosystem is solely related to the ecosystem present on the land and covers 25 to 30% of the total earth’s surface area.