Agriculture negatively affects reef ecosystems because the soil and the sea have a direct interaction of substances and minerals that can be altered with the intensification of agriculture.
<h3>What is agriculture?</h3>
Agriculture is a human activity that is based on planting seeds in the ground so that they develop and form plants that have uses such as food or others.
This is one of the oldest activities of humanity and has allowed communities to develop and create trading systems, wooden constructions, navigation, among others.
<h3>What impact does agriculture have on the reefs?</h3>
Agriculture generally takes place in coastal areas or near rivers because the composition of the soil must have certain minerals necessary for plants to grow.
Additionally, the components of the soil go underground to the sea and provide the water with different substances that contribute to marine life. However, the use of pesticides and other agricultural chemicals could reach the sea through runoff and affect the reefs.
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Q1) Bacteria are capable of converting atmospheric N in the form of N2 gas to NH3. this process is known as nitrogen fixation. N2 in the atmospheric form is not usable by other organisms, therefore specialised bacteria such as Azetobacter species are capable of carrying out this conversion from N2 gas into NH3 form that can be used by other organisms
Q2) Condensation.
Water in the gaseous state or known as vapour state converted to liquid state, process is known as condensation. in condensation the particles in water become more tightly packed and heat energy is removed from these particles reducing their kinetic energy thus becoming liquid state
Q3)
Transpiration declines
Deforestation is when the number of trees and plants have been cut down therefore numbers have reduced drastically, transpiration is the process in which water is transported through the plant and lost to the environment through evaporation. When the trees and plants have reduced the water lost by way of transpiration is also reduced. This impacts the water cycle as the number of water being cycled in the environment is lesser now.
Q4) the sun
sun is the major source of energy that facilitates the recycling of water in the water cycle. The sun causes water to be evaporated from water bodies and converted to water vapour. This water vapour is then recycled.
Q5) Plants can’t use Nitrogen in the form of N2
N is an essential element needed by plants, however plants cannot use up the atmospheric N2 gas. therefore bacteria are capable of nitrogen fixation that converts N2 gas into forms that can be used up and absorbed by the plants from soil.
