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SCSC 301 EXAM 2 EXAM WITH CORRECT
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY
WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST 2024 –
2025 ALREADY GRADED A+




Wetting front - ANSWERS--where wet soil meets dry soil as water moves through
a soil

-water movement is due to matric potential and gravitational potential



How does a plant acquire water? - ANSWERS-Capillary movement

Root growth



Leaching - ANSWERS-Ions moving with water into soil



Saturation must occur______ going from small to big pores - ANSWERS-Before

,Hydrologic cycle - ANSWERS-The process of cycling water from the earths surface
to the atmosphere and back again



Anaerobe - ANSWERS-an organism that does not require free oxygen in order to
respire, can only grow in the absence of oxygen.



Facultative anaerobe - ANSWERS-can live with or without oxygen, is capable of
both anaerobe and aerobic metabolism.



Examples of autotrophs - ANSWERS-plants, algae, bacteria



Examples of heterotrophs - ANSWERS-Most soil organisms, bacteria, fungi,
protozoa



Examples of aerobes - ANSWERS-Most fungi, protozoa, and many bacteria

Example from lecture: Nitrifying bacteria




Autotroph - ANSWERS-an organism that can use CO2 as a C source, or obtain
energy from the sun, or from oxidation of inorganic elements or compounds (such
as iron, sulfur, hydrogen, ammonium, and nitrates)

Can make its own food.

, Heterotroph - ANSWERS-An organism that can only get carbon and energy from
organic compounds. Cant make its own food.



Aerobe - ANSWERS-an organism that requires oxygen for respiration and can live
only in the presence of oxygen



Examples of anaerobes - ANSWERS-Archaea (methanogens) and many denitrifying
bacteria



Examples of facultative anaerobes - ANSWERS-Beyond the scope of the exam :)



Function of roots - ANSWERS--Release C into soil via exudates

-Aid in aggregate formation (macro aggregate)

-Use CO2 for respiration (produce CO2)

-Primary producers

-Nutrients to bacteria and other orgs in rhizosphere



Earthworms - ANSWERS--Eat detritus, organic matter and microorganisms

-Form burrows, "natures tiller"

-Create casts- aggregation, reduce soil N loss

-Deleterious effects-(overgrazing, chemical leaching and increased GHG)



Termites - ANSWERS--Complex, social colonies

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