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Physiological Ecology - I
Vocab
Topsoil:
Rhyzobium:
Mycorrhizae:
Mesophytes:
Hydrophytes:
Xerophytes:
Halophytes:
Turgid:
Flaccid:
Questions
What are the two main factors of soil, as discussed in lecture?
How much topsoil is lost each year?
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Physiological Ecology - I
What are the three main essential elements that cause visible deficiencies?
What essential element has the greatest impact on plants? What cellular contents contain
this element?
Explain the statement, “Soil bacteria fix atmospheric N2“.
How can legumes be added to a crop rotation to refresh soils?
Who gets what in the mycorrhizal root/fungus mutualism?
What are some special adaptations that hydrophytes have evolved?
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Physiological Ecology - I
What are some structural adaptations of xerophyte leaves?