The coastal wetlands are losing soil at an alarming rate.In Louisiana,it is estimated that 24 mi2 of wetlands are lost each year,which equates to one football field every 38 minutes.Why is the loss of these wetlands so critical?

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Exam 25: Flowering Plants: Nutrition and Transport

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Mature soil generally has three horizons.Label the soil horizons A,B,and C in the following picture.In addition,describe the contents of the horizons by labeling D through G. D. E. F. G.

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Soil horizon A is the uppermost or topsoil layer.The B horizon is under A and the C horizon is a weathered rock layer under B.
D.Topsoil: contains litter and humus
E.Zone of leaching: removal of nutrients
F.Subsoil: accumulation of minerals and some organic material
G.Weathered or shattered rock

Which type of soil is best able to retain calcium and potassium,preventing them from being leached away by runoff?

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Within a mycorrhizal relationship the fungi provide a greater surface area for mineral and water loss while the plant furnishes the fungi with sugars and amino acids.

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Sieve-tube members are connected by

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Phytoremediation is the use of a plant's ability to uptake minerals in order to remove pollutants from the environment.

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Arrange the soil particles according to size,from largest to smallest: silt,clay,and sand.Briefly describe the content of loam soils in terms of these three particles and tell why loam soils are the most productive.

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Some plants are not photosynthetic and must depend upon bacteria in their root nodules for nutrients.

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Which hypothesis is supported by the fact that stomata open when exposed to white light,a mixture of all colors of light?

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The main components of soil are

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Stomata rhythm in wheat under continuous light at 25°C.

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The carbon needed to build organic compounds in plants comes from ,while the hydrogen and oxygen comes from .

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The coastal wetlands are losing soil at an alarming rate.In Louisiana,it is estimated that 24 mi² of wetlands are lost each year,which equates to one football field every 38 minutes.Why is the loss of these wetlands so critical?

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List the steps associated with the cohesion-tension model of xylem transport.

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Which term describes the forcing out of water at the surface of a plant's leaves?

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Evaporation of water through the stomata of leaves is

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Which statement is NOT true about water uptake in a plant root?

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Which force is responsible for moving water up to the tops of the trees?

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Stomata allow carbon dioxide into the leaf and water out of the leaf under normal environmental conditions.

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Stomata opening after illumination following eight hours in darkness: plant is Xanthium pennsylvanicum.

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Water is forced to enter root endodermal cells by a strip of suberin in the four sides of root endodermal cells called the Casparian strip.

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Exam 25: Flowering Plants: Nutrition and Transport

Mature soil generally has three horizons.Label the soil horizons A,B,and C in the following picture.In addition,describe the contents of the horizons by labeling D through G. D.________ E.________ F.________ G.________

Which type of soil is best able to retain calcium and potassium,preventing them from being leached away by runoff?

Within a mycorrhizal relationship the fungi provide a greater surface area for mineral and water loss while the plant furnishes the fungi with sugars and amino acids.

Sieve-tube members are connected by

Phytoremediation is the use of a plant's ability to uptake minerals in order to remove pollutants from the environment.

Arrange the soil particles according to size,from largest to smallest: silt,clay,and sand.Briefly describe the content of loam soils in terms of these three particles and tell why loam soils are the most productive.

Some plants are not photosynthetic and must depend upon bacteria in their root nodules for nutrients.

Which hypothesis is supported by the fact that stomata open when exposed to white light,a mixture of all colors of light?

The main components of soil are

Stomata rhythm in wheat under continuous light at 25°C.

The carbon needed to build organic compounds in plants comes from ________,while the hydrogen and oxygen comes from ________.

The coastal wetlands are losing soil at an alarming rate.In Louisiana,it is estimated that 24 mi2 of wetlands are lost each year,which equates to one football field every 38 minutes.Why is the loss of these wetlands so critical?

List the steps associated with the cohesion-tension model of xylem transport.

Which term describes the forcing out of water at the surface of a plant's leaves?

Evaporation of water through the stomata of leaves is

Which statement is NOT true about water uptake in a plant root?

Which force is responsible for moving water up to the tops of the trees?

Stomata allow carbon dioxide into the leaf and water out of the leaf under normal environmental conditions.

Stomata opening after illumination following eight hours in darkness: plant is Xanthium pennsylvanicum.

Water is forced to enter root endodermal cells by a strip of suberin in the four sides of root endodermal cells called the Casparian strip.

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Mature soil generally has three horizons.Label the soil horizons A,B,and C in the following picture.In addition,describe the contents of the horizons by labeling D through G. D. E. F. G.

The carbon needed to build organic compounds in plants comes from ,while the hydrogen and oxygen comes from .

The coastal wetlands are losing soil at an alarming rate.In Louisiana,it is estimated that 24 mi² of wetlands are lost each year,which equates to one football field every 38 minutes.Why is the loss of these wetlands so critical?