NR 504 Final Exam Vocab With 100% Correct And Verified Answers
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NR 504 Final Exam Vocab With 100% Correct And Verified Answers
denitrification - Correct Answer-nitrate used as an electron acceptor in anaerobic respiration; returns N to the atmosphere
eutrophication - Correct Answer-physical, chemical and biological changes that take place when water body ...
NR 504 Final Exam Vocab With 100%
Correct And Verified Answers
denitrification - Correct Answer-nitrate used as an electron
acceptor in anaerobic respiration; returns N to the atmosphere
eutrophication - Correct Answer-physical, chemical and biological
changes that take place when water body receives excessive
inputs of nutrients (mainly N and P) from natural processes such
as erosion and runoff
Redfield Ratio - Correct Answer-C:N:P
(carbon:nitrogen:phosphorus)
resilience - Correct Answer-a measure of an ecosystem's ability to
recover from a disturbance
Liebig's Law of the Minimum - Correct Answer-The biomass of any
organism will be determined by the nutrient with the lowest
concentration in relation to the needs of the organism; doesn't
matter how much C and N are available is P is limiting.
In Marine Systems, N is often limiting.
In Freshwater Systems, P is often limiting.
riparian area - Correct Answer-a zone both between and including
aquatic and adjacent terrestrial ecosystems
buffer - Correct Answer-1) a naturally vegetated area adjacent to a
wetland or surface water that includes uplands
2) riparian lands maintained to protect water quality of streams
lakes
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