What is the importance of the various layers of the soil?

Q: How does climate affect soil formation

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Q: (1) What is the difference between specific growth rate and generation time?

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Q: 8. Which of the following is an example of imbibition?. a. uptake of water by root. b. exchange of…

A: The term imbibition is the adsorption of water by hydrophilic colloids. It occurs due to the…

Q: . Are the sieve tube elements - [made up of] parenchyma, collenchyma or scelerenchyma cells?

A: INTRODUCTION Sieve tubes are the conducting tissues of the phloem. It is seen in all vascular plants…

Q: 1) Which of the following does not affect self-shading? A) leaf area index B) phyllotaxy C)…

A: Self-Shading:- Self-Shading is defined as the when the new leaves are growing and developing, they…

Q: Explain why are carbon and nitrogen macronutrients, but cobalt is a micronutrient and what is…

A: The elements required by plants can be divided into two types, based upon the requirements/quantity.…

Q: 1. What % of air consists of nitrogen gas? 2. Bacteria in root nodules change nitrogen gas into what…

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Q: 1. Give the plant source, scientific name of the plant source, and the type of fiber used in each…

A: Hemp, ramie, cotton, and flax are the most often utilised plants for garment production. Hemp Hemp…

Q: 1. Where does the SOLID mass of plant come from? 2. Describe why it is fair to say that :  “Plants…

A: Plants are photoautrophic organism that means they produce their own force by the use of solar…

Q: 1. What is composite materials? Describe biomass derived composite materials by picking one biomass.

A: Biomass refers to the organic matter present in the bodies of living beings.

Q: 35.    what are plastids containing starch grains that act as gravity senors a.    amyloplasts b.…

A: The roots move in response to gravity towards the direction. For this to be sensed, plants developed…

Q: 12. What conditions are adverse to the use of phytoremediation?

A: Introduction Phytoremediation is a plant-based approach to remove or reduce the amount of…

Q: 4. Suggest some reasons for heartwood being preferred to sapwood for making furniture? heartwood…

A: The knowledge about the wood is must to achieve the high-quality woodworking. How a tree grows shed…

Q: 1. Explain the three different ways water is moved from the soil, through the cortex, and then…

A: The water is absorbed from the soil mostly by two pathways  (both down by the potential gradient)…

Q: 17. The function of phloem is to retard water loss. transport water transport oxygen photosynthesize…

A: Phloem is a conducting tissue which is found in the vascular plants. It functions to transport…

Q: 1. What is a Bt corn? Why was it produced? How was it produced?

A: A genetically modified organism (GMO) is a plant or animal that has been genetically changed by the…

Q: 14. Which of the following is a property of soil colloidal particles? O Flocculation O None of these…

A: Soil colloids are the most active constituents of soil, determining its physical and chemical…

Q: The ________ forces selective uptake of minerals in the root. a. pericycle b. epidermis c.…

A: The structure of plant roots, stems, and leaves facilitates the transport of water, nutrients…

Q: 1. Which are the effects of metal toxicity of metal pollution in bees? What is phytoremediation? Is…

A: Since you have posted a question with multiple sub-parts, we will solve the first three subparts for…

Q: 4. Which type of root system is better adapted for penetration to deeper sources of soil water?…

A: Roots are one of the most important organ for the plants as it is responsible for the anchorage of…

Q: What is the habit of growth of (a.) potato (b.) onion (c.)turnip

A: roots and stem of the plant modify its structure to perform different function.

Q: 16. Which of the following is not a vascular tissue? a. Meristem b. Xylem c. Phloem d. Pith e. Both…

A: Vascular tissue are complex permanent tissues in plants. that consists of xylem and phloem. Xylem is…

Q: 1. Define frond, stipe, pinna, pinnule, sorus, indusium, false indusium and annulus. Stipe Pinna…

A: Ferns are a class of vascular plants which neither produce flowers nor seeds, and they produce…

Q: . What is a nutrient?

A: The elements are required for the growth of all the living cells. These are required in the form of…

Q: What is the color of the vegetative cell in a capsule stain?

A: A capsule is a gel-like secretion on the outer layer of the bacterial cell that surrounds and…

Q: In agriculture, briefly discuss three main phases of growth in relation to crop growth and…

A: The plants require the macronutrients and micronutrients for growth. Growth is the most fundamental…

Q: I am testing the effect of the amount of water on corn plant growth. Group 1 has sunlight, a pot,…

A: Answer : option 3 ( amount of water)

Q: Differentiate erectophile from planophile plants. In relation to crop production, which plant will…

A: Difference between erectophile plant and planophile plants  1.Those plant which grows tall with high…

Q: 1. What pH range indicates soil suitable for most complex plants?  2. What are the general…

A: Answer 1 :-  A specific Ph is mandatory for fertilizer nutrition .it never effect the process of…

Q: A very firm well-structured soil allows high water infiltration and roots penetration  1. True 2.…

A: The structure of soil means grouping of sand particles into larger aggregates which are varied in…

Q: 1. How do roots take in water and minerals? 2. How do roots develop from seeds? 3. Which type of…

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Q: I am testing the effect of the amount of water on corn plant growth. Group 1 has sunlight, a pot,…

A: An experiment can have different types of variables. These variables include dependent, independent…

Q: Identify the roots below and classify each as a fibrous root or taproot.

A: According to structure and mode of development the rootd are classified into two types that are…

Q: 2 Look at the flowchart here. Does it move from one place to another? No Yes NoO Does it grow? Yes…

A: The first question is, if the given option is movable, i.e., if it can move from one place to…

Q: 17. Which of the following is a function of plant roots? a. Absorption of water b. Absorption of…

A: Plant is an autotrophic organism. It synthesizes food by the process of photosynthesis.

Q: What are the meristems responsible for secondary growth? Where are they located?

A: Plants undergoes primary growth to increase it's length and secondary growth to increase it's…

Q: What are the challenges associated with the microbial life of a plant's roots?

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Q: 1.Explain plant adaptation and resistance to high temperatures

A: Crops are generally subjected to several types of abiotic stresses. The response of plants to…

Q: compare and contrast the following: *seed imbibition and seed germination *hypotonic and hypertonic…

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Q: 1. How does the three processes on delivering nutrients (nutrient movement) work and what are their…

A: Plants need a variety of essential nutirents for their growth and development, and there are16 such…

Q: 3. Proper soil composition is important for plants. Some elements, like nitrogen, are known to…

A: The value of an item or individual is called variable. When the values very it is called variable.…

Q: 5. Paul Klein has a favourite plant which is Duranta repens. He places the plant alone in a covered…

A: Duranta is a rapidly growing, sprawling shrub consisting of beautiful light-blue or lavender…

Q: 3. What are the two categories of soil nutrients essential to plant health and growth? Explain how…

A: According to the question, we have to derive the two categories of soil nutrients essential to plant…

Q: How does the presence of earthworms and other burrowing animals affect soil?  2. Describe the…

A: Soil: a. Soil is a product of weathering from some parental rocks and it is a long-term process. b.…

Q: 1. Identify the labeled cells, tissues and other associated structures. A B Q A (region) CI R C2 D E…

A: Monocot (single cotyledon) roots are fibrous and give rise to lateral roots. While dicots (two…

Q: 5. Identify the type of environmental plant stress (abiotic or biotic) and suggest a response to or…

A: Plant stress is a state of plant where the plant is growing in non-ideal and  critical growth…

Q: How does the type of soil and presence of sunlight affect the growth of plants?

A: Soil supplies plants with a place to stand and keeps the nutrients they need to thrive, it filters…

Q: 1. Cite examples of plants that you can identify as monocot or dicot based on the appearance of its…

A: Monocots and Dicots are the two types of vascular plants. The quantity of cotyledons is the most…

Q: What are lenticels? How are they formed?

A: Lenticels function in the exchange of gases between the environment and the internal tissue spaces…

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.