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What do you mean by gaseous and sedimentary nutrient cycle ? Give an example of each .

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Gaseous cycles are those biogeochemical cycles whose reservoir of nutrient is either atmospehre (e.g. carbon cycle) or hydrosphere (e.g. water cycle) , while in sedimentary cycles reservoir of nutrient is lithosphere (e.g. phosphorus cycle) .
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MODERN PUBLICATION-ECOSYSTEM -REVISION EXERCISES (III. SHORT ANSWER TYPE - I QUESTIONS) (A. QUESTIONS FROM STATE BOARD EXAMINATIONS)
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  2. Why earthworms are referred to as Farmer's friends and what is the rol...

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  3. What do you mean by gaseous and sedimentary nutrient cycle ? Give an e...

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  4. Briefly explain 10% law of energy transfer in an ecosystem.

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  5. Draw a pyramid of biomass in a terrestrial habitat.

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  6. What is meant by ecological pyramid ? Name the different types of ecol...

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  7. Differentiate between production and decomposition.

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  8. Define productivity . Mention the two types of productivity.

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  9. What is ecological pyramid ? Draw the pyramid of numbers.

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  10. Write a short note on ecological succession on a bare rock.

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  11. Differentiate between primary and secondary succession. Provide one ex...

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  12. Why is pyramid of biomass in sea generally inverted ? Explain.

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  13. How do climatic factors affect process of decomposition in ecosystem ?...

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  14. Under what circumstances doe the secondary succession begin ? Why does...

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  15. The different stages of primary succession in water are represented be...

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  16. Briefly explain the ecological pyramid which is always upright.

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  17. The products of ecosystem processeare named as ecosystem services . Li...

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  18. Pyramid of energy is never been inverted . Why ?

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  19. What is gross primary productivity ? In what unit is it expressed ?

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  20. Give a brief account of productivity .

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