How is phytoplankton primary production measured in aquatic environments?

Q: How does microbial succession happen in Winogradsky column? (E.g. aerobic, anaerobic, sulfur…

A: A Winogradsky column is a simple, long-term microbial ecosystem that mimics the natural cycling of…

Q: Where might you expect to find nitrogen-fixing bacteria?

A: Nitrogen acts as a limiting factor in plant growth. A large amount of nitrogen is required to…

Q: What should be the appropriate oxygen gradient for an algae to grow in an bottle culture (water…

A: Algae use light energy to convert inorganic substances into organic matter substances through a…

Q: What are some abiotic factors that influence organisms in their environment?

A: Abiotic factors are non-living components of an ecosystem that have a significant impact on the…

Q: Do zooplankton have a compensation depth? If so, would it be above, below, or at the same level as…

A: The depth at which the production of carbohydrates and oxygen by photosynthesis equals the…

Q: What habitat characteristics govern the diversity and distributionof iron oxidizers?

A: Microorganisms or microbes are small living organisms that can be observed with the aid of…

Q: What is the role of stratification in phytoplankton growth?

A: Stratificarion is process of   placing of seeds close together in layers in moist sand or peat to…

Q: ow is pka related t

A: Bioaccumulation represents the gradual accumulation of substances in an organism. These substances…

Q: What problem is faced by organisms that live in fresh water?

A: Their bodies will in general take in a lot of water They have no chance to get of controlling their…

Q: How much energy is lost by primary producers as respiration in thisecosystem? How much is lost as…

A: Primary producers are plants, algae, and photosynthetic bacteria that convert sunlight energy into…

Q: hat are the potential use of sponges as monitors of chemical pollutant stress in marine and…

A: Individual sponge species can have extremely unique requirements for substrate quality, food…

Q: What are the roles of precipitation, condensation, respiration, transpiration,surface water, and…

A: The water cycle is also known as the hydrologic cycle or hydrological cycle. It describes the…

Q: What chemical substances could be supplied as carbon sources for sulfate-reducing bacteria in the…

A: Need to find some of the chemical substances that can be supplied as carbon source for sulphate…

Q: What are the traditional water harvesting system?

A: Since the planet is facing acute shortage of drinking water, Water harvesting is the need of the…

Q: What is a microbial mat and what major nutrient changes occurin mats during a diel cycle?

A: Nutrition therapy or diet cycle is to improve the well-being of human being and to balance the…

Q: Describe the major members of the planktonic community. Describe the eff ects on the upper trophic…

A: Planktons are the aquatic organism which cannot swim on their own but swim along with the tides or…

Q: What is marine snow? Why is it important in CO2 drawdown?

A: Marine snow is not snow that falls on the seas and oceans. It is related to organic matter in the…

Q: How Efficient Is EnergyTransfer in a Salt MarshEcosystem?

A: All living organisms require energy for growth, maintenance, and reproduction. Ecosystem is…

Q: Give examples of free-living and symbiotic nitrogen-fixing microorganisms. Are these prokaryotic or…

A: Cell is the basic unit of life. Based on the number of cells an organism may be prokaryotic or…

Q: All algae havea) chlorophyll a.                    b) cell walls that contain agar.c) holdfasts.…

A: Answer is a.) chlorophyll a.

Q: Why would growing algae help reduce thecarbon footprint of a city or town?

A: Carbon footprint is the greenhouse gas release mainly carbon dioxide into the atmosphere through…

Q: How do hydrothermal vents support thriving communities of microbes, clams, and tube worms?

A: Hydrothermal vents are present on the seafloor which lets out geothermally heated water. It is…

Q: Algal blooms are indicators of healthy nutrient cycles.     A) True   B) False 30. The increase in…

A: An algal bloom, also known as an algae bloom, occurs when the population of algae in freshwater or…

Q: Could there be any advantage for a Phytoplankton cell to not minimize the sinking rate? Explain.

A: INTRODUCTION Microalgae, also known as phytoplankton, are similar to terrestrial plants in that they…

Q: How does Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage(CCUS or Carbon capture and storage(CCS) affect…

A: chemoautotrophic process found in bacteria and alage. this process help to make their own food by…

Q: What is the Geoaxis of zooplankton at surface conditions of low salinity?

A: The zooplankton consist of animals suspended in water with limited movement. They are usually denser…

Q: How does MAR-FISH link microbial diversity and activity?

A: Micro-autoradiography (MAR), a microscopic technique defines microbial activity using radioisotopes.…

Q: How do organisms persist and thrive in Antactica? How do biotic and abiotic factors influence their…

A: Antarctica is a place where organisms are often subjected to combined stresses including…

Q: would an ecosystem be able to survive without the consumers and the decomposers and its ditritus…

A: The ecosystem mainly depends upon the abiotic factors such as solar radiation, ocean, climate,…

Q: an plankton density be a proxy measure of primary productivity? Explain.

A: The rate at which photosynthesis transforms light energy into organic materials is known as primary…

Q: What are nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and what role do theyplay in ecosystems?

A: Nitrogen is one of the most important element in an living organism. It is a component of amino…

Q: In what kinds of marine environments can carbon be buried in large quantities?

A: Marine environments generally support the growth of marine life and it depends mostly on the…

Q: importance of aquaculture in the fisheries

A: Aquaculture is the process of cultivating aquatic organisms, especially for human consumption.…

Q: Which ecosystem has the maximum biomass?

A: The total amount of weight of organisms present in a particular area is called biomass.    The plant…

Q: How do symbiotic bacteriause metabolic processes to produce biohydrogen from food waste?

A: as per the guidelines we are supposed to answer only the first question. Please repost thr other…

Q: At what rate can algae incorporate carbon in open pond system?

A: The most popular form of algae cultivation conditions is an open pond system, which is used to…

Q: In addition to sunlight and carbon dioxide, algae growth requires ?

A: Autotrophy is nothing but the ability to produce organic molecules using carbon. Autotrophs commonly…

Q: This is marine biology a) Where do macroalgae tend to live? Middle of the ocean or continental…

A: Hi, since you have posted multiple questions, we will be providing you with answers for the first…

Q: How does the organism Prochlorococcus contribute to both thecarbon and oxygen cycles in the oceans?

A: Biogeochemical cycles are the diagrammatic representations of circulation of an element within the…

Q: What osmotic problem does a paramecium face in it's habitat

A: The phenomenon by which the solvent molecule moves from a region of higher concentration to the…

Microbes

Microbes are microscopic living organisms that can only be detected with the help of specialized laboratory equipment called a microscope. These living organisms are so small that they are not visible to the naked eye.