In ________, the process of nutrient cycling is sometimes described as nutrient spiraling.
A) streams and rivers
B) oceans
C) lakes
D) forests
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Q22: In open-water ecosystems,decomposition occurs primarily in the
A)thermocline.
B)hypolimnion.
C)epilimnion.
D)benthic
Q24: All heterotrophs function, to some degree, as
Q26: Aerobic bacteria are decomposers, but anaerobic bacteria
Q27: The rate of decomposition is greatest in
A)cold
Q31: The process of conversion of nutrients from
Q31: Compounds resistant to decomposition are known as
A)labile.
B)recalcitrant.
C)cellulose.
D)humus.
Q33: Most of the nutrients in the leaves
Q52: The physical fragmentation of organic matter into
Q57: Bacteria,fungi,and animals are all important in decomposition.
Q59: The rate of decomposition is faster for
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