NEMATODA Flashcards
1
Q
WHY ARE SOIL LIVING NEMATODES TERMED AQUATIC
A
THEY LIVE IN A FILM OF WATER SURROUNDING SOIL PARTICLES
2
Q
WHAT IS CRYPTOBIOSIS
A
A METABOLIC STATE ENTERED IN REPONSE TO ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
3
Q
NAME THE MODIFIED MOUTH PART OF A PLANT PARASITES
A
STYLET
4
Q
HOW DO NEMATODE CONTRIBUTE TO THE N CYCLE
A
THEY RELEASE N INTO AVAILABLE PLANT FOOD BY EATING BACTERIA AND FUNGI
5
Q
WHAT PROCESS DO BOTH NEMATODES AND ARTHROPODS GO THROUGH
A
ECDYSIS (MOULTING)
6
Q
WHAT IS AN EXTREMOPHILE
A
ORGANISM THAT THRIVES IN PHYSICALLY OR GEOCHEMICALLY EXTREME CONDITIONS THAT ARE DETRIMENTAL FOR MOST LIFE ON EARTH
