Prescott's Microbiology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781260211887
Author: WILLEY, Sandman, Wood
Publisher: McGraw Hill
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Chapter 29.3, Problem 1CC
How do radioactive and stable isotopes differ? Design an experiment to determine whether or not denitrification is taking place in a soil ecosystem.
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The practice of crop rotation uses nitrogen fixation to create fertile fields. First, a plant without a nitrogen-fixing relationship, such as corn, is planted. After the harvest, a nitrogen-fixing plant replaces the initial crop. Instead of harvesting the nitrogen-fixing plant, however, it is plowed under. The cycle continues in this manner. Why would nitrogen-fixing plants be plowed under instead of harvested?
a) To increases usable nitrogen in the soil.
b) To increase water retention.
c) Nitrogen-fixing plants are not a food crop.
d) To decrease bacteria in the soil.
The practice of crop rotation uses nitrogen fixation to create fertile fields. First, a plant without a nitrogen-fixing relationship, such as corn, is planted. After the harvest, a nitrogen-fixing plant replaces the initial crop. Instead of harvesting the nitrogen-fixing plant, however, it is plowed under. The cycle continues in this manner. Crop rotation would allow the farmer to reduce which of the following?
a) Planting seeds.
b) Watering the fields.
c) The use of manufactured fertilizer.
d) The burning of fossil fuels by farm equipment.
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In this experiment, we are looking to see how much different types of soil will affect the time it takes for pinto Bean seedlings to germinate out of the ground. The scientific name of a pinto bean is Phaseolus vulgaris. Pinto beans are kind of beans people usually eating, and people commonly use pinto beans in many dishes, such as rice and pasta. Planting pinto beans need many necessary factors, however, I think the type of soil is the most important one to grow it faster. Pinto beans are kind of plants can grow in dark and dry area, so even in dark (less light), they can grow as well. The goal is to determine that soils have different characteristics that can help or hurt plant growth.
In order to discover the effects soils have on plant growth, three different soil samples will be used in a controlled study. The samples will vary in consistency, texture, color, location, moisture, and contact with human life to ensure that the samples are…
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Prescott's Microbiology
Ch. 29.1 - What happens to the flow stream in fluorescence...Ch. 29.1 - Prob. 1CCCh. 29.1 - Prob. 2CCCh. 29.1 - Describe the rationale upon which the extinction...Ch. 29.1 - Prob. 4CCCh. 29.2 - Prob. 1MICh. 29.2 - Prob. 1CCCh. 29.2 - Prob. 2CCCh. 29.2 - Prob. 3CCCh. 29.2 - Prob. 4CC
Ch. 29.3 - How do radioactive and stable isotopes differ?...Ch. 29.3 - Prob. 2CCCh. 29.3 - Prob. 3CCCh. 29.3 - Prob. 4CCCh. 29.3 - What is the difference between MAR and MAR-FISH?...Ch. 29 - Prob. 1RCCh. 29 - Prob. 2RCCh. 29 - Prob. 3RCCh. 29 - Prob. 4RCCh. 29 - Prob. 5RCCh. 29 - Prob. 6RCCh. 29 - Prob. 7RCCh. 29 - Prob. 8RCCh. 29 - Prob. 9RCCh. 29 - Prob. 10RCCh. 29 - Prob. 11RCCh. 29 - How might you attempt to grow in the laboratory a...Ch. 29 - Both acetate and CO2 can be used by methanogenic...Ch. 29 - Prob. 3AL
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