Biology: Life on Earth (11th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134168296
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 29, Problem 9RQ
Trace a pathway of a phosphorus molecule from a phosphate-rich rock into a carnivore. What makes the phosphorus cycle fundamentally different from the carbon and nitrogen cycles?
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Biology: Life on Earth (11th Edition)
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1. Which trophic level(s) must be present to...Ch. 29 - Prob. 2MCCh. 29 - Denitrifying bacteria convert ammonia to nitrate...Ch. 29 -
4. Net primary production per unit area is likely...Ch. 29 - The effect of CO2 emissions from burning fossil...Ch. 29 -
1. Nearly all life gets its energy from _______...Ch. 29 -
2. Photosynthetic organisms are called either...Ch. 29 -
3. Feeding levels within ecosystems are also...Ch. 29 - In general, only about ______ percent of the...Ch. 29 - Prob. 5FTB
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6. During the nitrogen cycle, nitrogen gas is...Ch. 29 - Prob. 7FTBCh. 29 - Prob. 1RQCh. 29 -
2. What is a producer? What trophic level does it...Ch. 29 - 3. Define net primary production. Would you...Ch. 29 - Name the first three trophic levels. Among the...Ch. 29 - How do food chains and food webs differ? Which is...Ch. 29 - Define detritivore and decomposer and explain...Ch. 29 -
7. Trace the movement of carbon from one of its...Ch. 29 - Prob. 8RQCh. 29 - Trace a pathway of a phosphorus molecule from a...Ch. 29 -
1. Humans are omnivores who can feed on several...Ch. 29 - Discuss the contribution of human population...
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- Discuss nitrogen cyclearrow_forwardWhat would happen if all microorganisms were to vanish from the nitrogen cycle? Give an explanation for your response.arrow_forwardWhich fraction of phosphorus is available for photosynthetic organisms to directly uptake and use? Organic phosphorus in detritus Absorbed phosphorus in clay Phosphorus in minerals in rocks Soluble phosphorus in waterarrow_forward
- In the nitrogen cycle, ? Occurs when nitrogen gas is converted to form usable to plants, often by nitrogen-fixing ?arrow_forwardNitrogen is the most common element in the air. Why do bacteria play a role in the nitrogen cycle?arrow_forwardWhich of the following cycles involves the processes of cellular respiration and photosynthesis to move matter? Water cycle Carbon cycle Nitrogen cycle Phosphorous cyclearrow_forward
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