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Soils Exam 3 Flashcards

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1
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What happens as the biomass of organisms goes down?

A

The abundance of them goes up

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2
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Functional Diversity

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Utilize a wide variety of substrates and carry out many processes

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3
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Functional Redundancy

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Multiplke species being able to carry out the same function

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4
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Ecosystem stabability

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Soil having several ways to accomplish the same function BY FUNCTIONAL REDUNDANCY

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5
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Macroorganisms

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Greather than 2mm

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6
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Mesoorgannisms

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2-.1mm

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7
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Microorganisms

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Less than .1mm

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8
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Annelids

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Earthworms

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9
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Helminths

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Nematodes

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10
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Largets biomass in soil

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Fungi

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11
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Actinomcytes

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Long strainds and function like fungi but relates to bacteria

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12
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Protozoa

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Mobile single celled and karger than bacteria

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13
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What is a midden and its function

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An eathworm cast that improves soil physical properties

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14
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What microorganism helps soil horizontally

A

Ants

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15
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What helps soil veritcally

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Termites

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16
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H?ow do nematodes benefit and harm soil

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They release N from bacteria, but they also bite plant roots to infection

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17
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What is the function of Protozoa?

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They eat Bacteria to release nutrientrs

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18
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What are the 3 broad groups of fungi?

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Yeast Mold Mushroom

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19
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What separates bacteria from fungi and actinomycetes

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Bacteria breaks down material in more anaerobic environments and less complex ,molecules

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20
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Whyat is a commonesalist

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Organisms living side by side with little interaction

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21
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What decomposes the most complex organic matter?

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Actinomycetes

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22
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What happens to the organic matter during composition

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2/3 goes into c02 and 1/3 becomes microbial cells or soil

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23
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What happens at a high c/n ratio

A

immobilization

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24
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What happens at a low c/n ratio

A

Mineralization

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25
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What two things does SOM do to improve soil

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Increases CEC and pH buffering

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26
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What 3 residue properties affect decomposition?

A

Size and surface area
C/n ratio
Chemical composition (lgnin..)

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27
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For which 2 nutrients are soil tests done?

A

P and K

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28
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Ammonia to ammonium

A

Volizalization

29
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What does soil managemenr affect the most

30
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what nutrient are freshwater systems limited by

31
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what nutrient are saline water systems limited by

32
Q

Name 4 ways to limit nutrient lose in agri

A

buffer strips
cover crops
conservation tillage
forest stand management

33
Q

soil minerals supply little amount of this nutrient

34
Q

What ratio is higher in manure than plant tissue

35
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what 4 factors influence mineralization

A

moisture
aeration
temperature
C:N rstio

36
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where does the majority of po and k come from?

A

geologic deposits

37
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where can k fert be found

38
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from where is n fertilizer extracted

A

the atmosphere via the haber bosch process

39
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what are 3 hazards associated with inorganic fert use

A

salt hazards, acid formation, volatilization

40
Q

how do you know how much n to add to soil

A

expected crop yield, soil type

41
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what does freeze/thaw affect in soil

A

k availability

42
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what is the first step of mineralization

A

ammonification

43
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what is the second step of mineralization

A

nitrfication

44
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What does a high C:N ratio cause GREATER THAN 30:1

A

immobilization

45
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what does low C:N cause LESS THAN 20:1

A

mineralization

46
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What can caude volitalizarion?

A

high pH

little moisture

47
Q

is nitrate readily leached

48
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what is the reduction ofn to a gaseous form

A

denirtification

49
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what occurs to nirtogen in anaerobic conditions

A

denitrification

50
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what can cause redness and short roots

A

P deficiency

51
Q

what major nutrient is scarce in soil

52
Q

what helps plants uptake p

A

mycorrhizae

53
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what happens when C:P ratios are less than 200:1

A

mineralization

54
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what happens when P concentration is greater than 300:1

A

immobilization

55
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what type of p is unavailable as pH increases

A

calcium phosphates

56
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what type of p is less soluble at lo pH

A

hydroxy phosphates

57
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where is most k held in soils

A

feldspars and micas that make it unavailable

58
Q

what is throughfall

A

k taken up by plants then washed away by raineater from plant foliage

59
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what is the problem with k

A

there is a large amount present, but only little available and plants intake it luxuriously

60
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what nutrient is measured by its rate of transformation than total amount in soil

61
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how do we limit k uptake in plants

A

watch the soil pH levels

62
Q

what organism has greatest biomass in soil

63
Q

what is the smallest pool of P

A

soil solution

64
Q

what are the 2 most common ways to lose SOM

A

erosion and decomp

65
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what organism ahs the greatest number in soil

66
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what 3 propeties affect decomp

A

chemical content, zie, C:N ratio

67
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what process adds most nitrogen to soil

A

biological nitrogen fixation

68
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what is the symbiotic relationship between roots and fungi

A

mycorhizzae

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