Why is only a small portion of the solar energythat strikes Earth’s atmosphere stored by primaryproducers?

Q: Why are oceans least productive?

A: Production is the primary function of the ecosystem. An ecosystem maintains its component, biotic,…

Q: Think for a moment about the carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus nutrient cycles. You know that human…

A: A nutrient cycle defines a system of transfer of a nutrient or energy between organisms and the…

Q: What is a major primary producer in many aquatic biomes?a. Underwater plantsb. The sunc.…

A: An ecosystem is a community of living things interacting with the nonliving parts of the…

Q: During eutrophication, increased respiration of. creates hypoxic zones. O Primary consumers O…

A: Eutrophication is the enrichment of water with nutritional salts, which produces structural changes…

Q: Which one of the following would NOT be classified as a decomposer? O A. Amushroom O B. Aworm O C.…

A: It will be not qualified as a decomposer

Q: olar radiation plays the most important role in the: (A) Water cycle (B) Nitrogen cycle (C)…

A: Solar radiation, typically known as the star resource or simply daylight, may be a general term for…

Q: If Earth is filled muchly of di-nitrogen gas, why is the productivity of se many ecosystems limited…

A: Introduction  Our environment contains lots of gases such as CO2, N2, O2.  All these gases have…

Q: The key source of food for organisms living on the abyssal plain is.. O a) Descending photosynthetic…

A: Any community of organisms in the deep sea that share a common environment is referred to as a deep…

Q: Biotic Factors Abiotic Factors Living things Nonliving things Wom Mushvoon inseds Bateria Pond,…

A: Introduction: Biootic and abiotic are the two essential factors responsible for shaping the…

Q: If earth is filled in di-nitrogen gas, why is the productivity of so many ecosystems limited b…

A: Nitrogen is the 7th element in the periodic table. It is discovered in 1772 by the Scottish…

Q: What is the name of the flux from carbon in the atmosphere moving to carbon in the ocean?

A: Carbon is one of the most abundant elements present on the Earth in many forms or states of matter.…

Q: What are biogeochemical cycles?

A: An ecosystem is a unit which comprises of all the organisms that live in a particular place which…

Q: Why is there a high concentration of microbes in the rhizosphere?

A: The rhizosphere can be defined as the narrow region of soil or substrate that is directly influenced…

Q: Does iron limit primary production in some parts of the oceans?

A: Oligotrophic lakes have very clear water content, transparent surface, very deep, and less growth of…

Q: The cyanobacteria in Lake Erie would best be described as .a. decomposersb. tertiary consumersc.…

A: The condition in which there is a rapid increase in the population of algae in the water body; fresh…

Q: How much carbon is stored in each of Earth’s major reservoirs?

A: The biogeochemical cycle that leads to the interconversion of environmental carbon in different…

Q: 27YAll of the following are examples of damage caused By AJ leaching of aluminum from the soil into…

A: Acid rain, also called acid deposition is used as a broad term to describe any precipitation that…

Q: What are the processesthat autotrophic beings use toproduce organic material frominorganic…

A: Autotrophic nutrition is a process where an organism prepares it's own food from inorganic material…

Q: How long does it take for pollutants to be flushed out of the largest of the Great Lakes (Lake…

A: Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario are the five great Lakes. Lake…

Q: Describe how solar radiation produces variations in theEarth’s climate.

A: the amount of solar radiation that reaches the earth surface is termed insolation this means…

Q: Involves the participation of decomposers a. water cycleb. carbon cyclec. nitrogen cycled.…

A: The decomposition process is done by scavengers and decomposers, which eat dead animals or dead…

Q: What process brings nitrogen from the atmosphere into living system? A. Methanogenesis B.…

A: Living matter contains a large amount of nitrogen incorporated into the proteins, nucleic acids and…

Q: What is the effect of the biogeochemical cycles? O cycling energy through a food chain O recycling…

A: Life on earth demands a steady and constant input of energy and a regular supply of chemical…

Q: Which of the following is false concerning the carbon cycle?

A: The carbon cycle is a term used to describe the process by which carbon atoms are constantly…

Q: Which of the following were once renewable resources that are now becoming nonrenewable? O tropical…

A: Natural resources can be renewable and nonrenewable. Renewable resources does not depletes with the…

Q: Researchers with the Canadian Forest Service placedidentical samples of organic material—litter—on…

A: temperature is an important factor for the decomposition of litter. the rise in mean annual…

Q: Name of greenhouses gases?

A: Greenhouse gases are those gases which absorb heat from radiant energy and cause the greenhouse…

Q: How does the United States benefit from the conservation of nonrenewable energy supplies? O It…

A: answer is Option 'A' : it minimizes air and water pollution

Q: The Nitrogen Cycle Sa TO TO Trogon Death and wastes Erk Ammonia Assimilation || Nitrite 22

A: The nitrogen is one of the most important macroelement that must be needed for normal plant growth…

Q: If you applied a fungicide to a cornfield, what would you expectto happen to the rate of…

A: Fungicides are the substances which kill fungus.

Q: tend to occupy the base of food webs. a. mediatrophs O b. trophytrophs С. heterotrophs O d.…

A: Option D i.e. autotrophs are the base of food web.

Q: Where in the energy and trophic schemes do decomposers enter?

A: Food chain is considered as straight single pathway by  which food energy travels in an ecosystem.

Q: Which of the following processes is/are used to fix atmospheric N2? a.bacterial action b.Haber…

A: Nitrogen fixation is the process in which nitrogen in its molecular form (N2) in the atmosphere is…

Q: Anthropogenic activities have increased the amount of biologically-active nitrogen in ecosystems by:…

A: Anthropogenic activities mean activities performed by human. Human activities such as burning of…

Q: How can ecologists experimentally determine the factorthat limits primary production in an…

A: Primary production provides the origin of energy in an ecosystem, it is the chemical energy…

Q: Which of the following water sources will most likely have the highest amount of dissolved oxygen? O…

A: Water bodies absorb oxygen from the atmosphere and this amount of oxygen that present in water is…

Q: How much biogas will a 55 gallon filled with grass clipping and organic waste and water produce with…

A: In small– and micro–scale biogas, the classical approach is usually to use 55 or 30 gallon drums, in…

Q: Why are bacteria required in the nitrogen cycle

A: Nitrogen is one of the most important chemical element that is observed in living systems. They are…

Q: The biological pump in the ocean O A) is independent of the atmosphere. O B) moves carbon to deeper…

A: Phytoplankton are microscopic plants that live at the surface of the ocean. They play an important…

Q: Which of the following is NOT a natural reservoir for water? Re que O Atmosphere O Trees O Lakes O…

A: Atmosphere, Creek, Rivers and Trees are natural reservoirs  All Lakes are not natural reservoirs.

Q: In the context of the phosphorous cycle, which of the following processes is indicated by arrow ac?…

A: Phosphorous is very important for all organisms. It also participates in respiration, photosynthesis…

Q: How do you think a farmer can best help to conservesoil? How do you think a scientist can best help…

A: Introduction  Soil is a very essential component of the earth. The topmost layer of the earth is…

Q: What is the primary sourcr of energy on earth?

A: Question -What is the primary sourcr of energy on earth?

Q: Thelargest reservoir of phosphorus in most ecosystems is phosphorus:a. inthe atmosphere.b.dissolved…

A: Phosphorous is one of the biogenetic nutrients. It is a major constituent of nucleic acids, energy…

Q: When a salmon carcass rots in a riparian forest and the nitrogen is released into the environment,…

A: The nitrogen cycle is defined as the biogeochemical cycle by which molecules of nitrogen are…

Q: How does a carbon sink protect against global warming?

A: The atmosphere comprises of significant amount of gases. Any variation in the amount of these gases…

Q: Why has CO2 input into the atmosphere outstripped removal for the past half century?

A: CO2 is the greenhouse gas present in the atmosphere.

Q: Greenhouse gases function by (a) blocking sunlight but letting out heat from Earth to outer space.…

A: Global warming refers to the phenomenon which occurs when there is increase in the temperature of…

Environmental Microbiology

Environmental biology deals with the study of microorganisms and their interaction with their surroundings. This term itself covers the microbial interactions with water, soil, air, and microbial too.