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Stells [14]
1 year ago
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Suzanne Simard and colleagues knew that the same mycorrhizal fungal species could colonize multiple types of trees. They wondere

d if the same fungal individual would colonize different trees, forming an underground network that potentially could transport carbon and nutrients from one tree to another (S. Simard et al. 1997. Net transfer of carbon between mycorrhizal tree species in the field. Nature 388: 579-82 ). Pots containing seedlings of three different tree species were set up and grown under natural conditions for three years (Fig. A). Two of the three species (Douglas fir, birch) could form ectomycorrhizal connections with the same fungal species, but the third species (cedar) could not form an ectomycorrhizal connection with the fungal species. In some of the pots, the researchers placed airtight bags over the Douglas fir and birch seedlings and injected carbon dioxide made from carbon-13 into the bags with the Douglas fir and carbon dioxide made from carbon-14 into the bags with the birch. ¹³C and ¹⁴C are different isotopes of carbon that can be detected and measured by researchers.) As the seedlings photosynthesized, the carbon dioxide was converted into sugars that could be tracked and measured by the researchers. The researchers measured whether the sugars in each plant contained only the carbon isotope that was in the air of their plastic bag or also the carbon isotope from the air around the other plant. Simard et al. (1997) further hypothesized that if reciprocal transfer did occur, it would be a source-sink relationship driven by photosynthetic rates. That is, if one seedling is in full sun and the other in deep shade, there will be a net movement of carbon from the seedling in full sun to the one in deep shade. If a shade were placed over the birch seedlings and the cedar, and the Douglas fir was left in full sun, what result could Simard and colleagues expect? A. More ¹³C would be found in the birch than ¹⁴C in the Douglas fir. B. The amounts of ¹³C and ¹⁴C would be equal in the Douglas fir and in the birch. C. The most ¹³C would be found in the cedar. D. The most ¹⁴C would be found in the cedar.
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posledela1 year ago
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A) More 13C would be found in the birch than 14C in the Douglas fir, is the correct option.

<h3>What is Carbon-14?</h3>

Carbon-14 (14C) or radiocarbon, is a radioactive isotope of carbon with an atomic nucleus containing 6 protons and 8 neutrons.

Its presence in organic materials is the basis of the radiocarbon dating method pioneered by Willard Libby and colleagues (1949) to date archaeological, geological and hydrogeological samples.

Carbon-14 was discovered on February 27, 1940, by Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben at the University of California Radiation Laboratory in Berkeley, California. Its existence had been suggested by Franz Kurie in 1934.

<h3>What is Carbon-13?</h3>

Carbon-13 (13C) is a natural, stable isotope of carbon with a nucleus containing six protons and seven neutrons. As one of the environmental isotopes, it makes up about 1.1% of all natural carbon on Earth.

To learn more about Carbon-13: brainly.com/question/15131632               #SPJ4

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