Effect Of Amount Of Water

Question 0

Many surface waters (lakes and oceans) are aerobic because they have

Answer 0

Low rates of input of organic matter.

Question 1

The level of the water table marks the

Answer 1

Transition between and oxygen rich and oxygen poor environment.

Question 2

Wetlands have anaerobic conditions because of a

Answer 2

High rate of organic matter supply in relation to the rate of diffusion of oxygen.

Question 3

In wetlands, large amounts of

Answer 3

Organic carbon produced is available for decomp.

Question 4

Oxygen becomes depleted in waterlogged environments when the

Answer 4

The amount of organic carbon exceeds the amount of oxygen needed to decompose carbon aerobically.