What is the importance of decomposition to nutrient cycling?

Q: Describe the unique fate of organic carbon and phosphorus during sequential anaerobic-aerobic…

A: Sequential anaerobic-aerobic cycling refers to a wastewater treatment process that involves…

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: Why is farming a particularly hazardous occupation?

A: Agricultural workers, maybe more than any other occupation, face a wide range of environmental…

Q: How is the primary nutrient nitrogen extracted from minerals?

A: All organisms' growth is dependent on the availability of mineral nutrients, none more so than…

Q: What are decentralised biofuel plants?

A: Introduction Biofuel is any kind of fuel that is directly derived from plant or animal matter, also…

Q: What organic macromolecules contain phosphorus/why is phosphorus important for living things ?  What…

A: Phosphorus is an element with a P symbol and atomic number 15. it is a nonmetal that exists in white…

Q: Define the Phosphorus Cycle ?

A: Phosphorus forms an important part of the DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid),…

Q: Explain the role of the following enzymes in feed industry: (a) Phytase (b) Tannase (c) Amylase

A: Enzymes are defined as the protein molecules that act as the biocatalyst  in the living organism…

Q: What are three processes that cause nitrogen fixation?

A: BASIC INFORMATION  NITROGEN FIXATION  it is the process in which the nitrogen (N2) is converted…

Q: Which of the following statements is/are TRUE for nitrogen fixation? A. Process is performed by…

A: Nitrogen fixation:   It is the natural method of obtaining atmospheric nitrogen and utilisation of…

Q: What is a biogeochemical cycle? Give an example based onsulfur. Why are biogeochemical cycles also…

A: Biogeochmeical cycle is a cycle in which conserved matter moves through the biotic and abiotic…

Q: What is biopatent?

A: A patent is a legacy of protection that is given for an invention. The patent is the provided by the…

Q: How do plants and animals transport nutrients?

A: Plants and animals, both being living things, have an arrangement of physical structures that move…

Q: How does organic produce provides more health benefits than non-organic produce?

A: Meaning of organic produce is the produce  certified to have grown on soil that had no prohibited…

Q: Is transpiration the onlyway through which leaves losewater?

A: Introduction  Plants spends lots of their energy in water absorption as well as in water…

Q: Identify the ways that autotrophs and heterotrophs obtainnutrients.

A: Food is the primary source of energy for all organisms. Without proper food and nutrition, an…

Q: What is the biological importance of carbon, nitrogrn and phosphorus?

A: Organic chemicals known as biomolecules are mostly made of the element carbon. Nitrogen and…

Q: What is the main source of energy for ATP replenishment for Glycotic System?

A: A cytoplasmic mechanism called glycolysis converts glucose into two molecules with three carbons…

Q: Why is nitrogen important to living things? What type of organism is responsible for making nitrogen…

A: The balance of the nutrients in the biosphere makes life sustainable. The movement of nutrient…

Q: The inorganic nutrient most often lacking in crops is(A) carbon.(B) nitrogen.(C) phosphorus.(D)…

A: The inorganic nutrients of the plants is mainly absorb by the root of the plants through its root…

Q: What are the two (2) other terms for biogeochemical cycle? Why

A: The way in which a compound or an element like water, carbon, oxygen, nitrogen etc.are moves between…

Q: Define carbon fixation

A: Carbon fixation or сarbon osmosis is the interaction by which inorganic carbon (especially as carbon…

Q: At which point in the sulfur cycle does sulfur enter the food chain?

A: There are some bio geological cycles, The Sulfur cycle is one of them. It is important for our…

Q: How would the production of fermentationproducts differ from that of other foodproducts?

A: Fermentation is anaerobic process which means it reduce the substrate in the absence of oxygen or…

Q: How Do Nutrients Cycle Within and Among Ecosystems?

A: Step 1 An ecosystem is a self-sustained and self-regulated segment of nature or landscape where…

Q: How do you suppose SopE and SptP affect Rac activity?

A: Rac is a signaling G protein, a subfamily of Rho GTPase. Rac is active when it is bound to GTP. Rac…

Q: Available Nutrients occur in the soil generally in the form of: Group of answer choices A.) Ions…

A: Soil is a heterogeneous mixture of various organic and inorganic compounds.

Q: Macronutrients derives from the Greek prefix makro-, which means which of the following?   Small…

A: The substances that are considered to be essential and required by the living organisms in order to…

Q: Explain how aquatic environments vary in nutrient content.

A: Nutrition is study of nutrients in the food, their process, and relationship of health and disease.…

Q: Macronutrients provide us the energy to live, move, and function. Evaluate the sentence above,…

A: Bioenergetics refers to the study of living system and it's energy transformations within and among…

Q: Why is biodiesel receiving such wide use?

A: Biodiesel is considered as a fuel source for vehicles.

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: What form of nitrogen is required by plants? By animals?

A: The atmosphere has about 78% of nitrogen which is the ultimate source of it. Nitrogen is required…

Q: When a microorganism is growing on glucose asboth an energy and a carbon source, to which energyand…

A: Microorganisms are classified into two classes on the basis of their energy and carbon source. First…

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.