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An important role of soil microbes in biological systems is the?
(A) recycling of matter
What happens to the nitrogen compounds that are not absorb by the plants?
A number microbes in the soil, water and air transform these nitrogen compounds
What is natural habitat of most antibiotic-producing microorganism?
Antibiotics are produced by those organisms that want to gain an advantage over other microbes for the availability of nutrients, by eliminating competition. So they are bound to occur in places where there is a high concentration of different and varied types of microbes. Soil is an excellent habitat for such microbes.
Write ten lines on the usefulness of mircroorganisma in your lives?
1. if there were no microbes you would die (they are essential for digestion). 2. they make things rot and replenish minerals in the soil. 3. microbes make alcohol (yummm). 4. yeast makes bread. 5. microbes are needed to make cheese. 6. microbes are needed to make yoghurt. 7. some people believe we evolved from microbes (over millions of years). 8. microbes can kill and if people don't die the world would be over populated. 9. 1/2 of the CO2 taken out of the air is because of lots of microbes called algae. 10. if you like mushrooms there spores are microbes.
Why is germination low in soils that contain high amount of partially decomposed organic matter?
germination is low because microbes are active in decomposing the soil
How do pesticides affect soil fertility?
Some pesticides affect the microbes in the soil. Since microbes are needed, this can make the soil less fertile.
What are edaphic microbes?
Since edaphic is used to describe soil factors, I think that it means microbes found in soil.
What decomposes grass?
The soil and the microbes, insects and worms in the soil.
What would happen if all of microbes were destroyed?
We will all gonna be in trouble if these microbes are destroyed because microbes decomposes us and break us down.They will never keep us from accumulating any more.
How does bacteria in the soil help fertilize the soil for plants?
This is how microbes help in soil fertility. -- Bacteria and fungi help in decomposing our waste products. The microbes also add minerals into the soil which are also sometimes absorbed through the plants
What kind of soil can you find microbes?
humus soils
What will happen if soil is used up or destroyed?
If the soil becomes used up or destroyed there will be food being produced. Another issue is that water will not stay in the soil to the roots of the plants if the soil is destroyed.
A soil gas used by plant roots and soil microbes?
I think its the soluble form of nitrogen
What does the stomach contain to defend your body against microbes?
The stomach contains acids that defend your body against microbes. Most of these microbes are destroyed once they are digested and enter into the acidic stomach.
An important role of soil microbes in biological systems is the?
(A) recycling of matter
How is the water from a septic tank purified?
The liquid is cleaned by the aerobic microbes in the soil.
Does sugar help grow grass?
Yes, mainly by feeding the microbes in the soil.
