Answer:
Micro: A small scale ecosystem such as a pond, puddle, tree trunk, under a rock etc. Messo: A medium scale ecosystem such as a forest or a large lake.
Explanation:
Answer:
Nitrogen-fixing bacteria will significantly outnumber those incapable of fixing nitrogen
Explanation:
Nitrogen-fixing bacteria are capable of growing in a medium lacking organic Nitrogen. They convert (fix) atmospheric Nitrogen (Nitrogen is abundant in air) into organic substrates. Hence, they will grow in the enrichment medium described. This is the kind of medium used to isolate nitrogen-fixing bacteria.
Non-nitrogen fixing bacteria require an organic form of Nitrogen for growth. Hence, in a medium with no nitrogen, they will rely on the Nitrogen fixers. This means delayed growth for them.
A culture medium also has limited nutrients, so the slow growers will have little or no nutrients left.
Therefore, the Nitrogen fixers will have competitive advantage and significantly outnumber those incapable fixing nitrogen.
Answer:
keystone species
Explanation:
Keystone species are species that are very critical to the balance and existence of an ecosystem. They are important species that play a major role in determining the overall diversity in a particular ecosystem. The presence or the removal of a keystone species from an ecosystem would certainly have an effect on the existence of other species in that particular ecosystem.
For example, the gray wolf in the Yellowstone ecosystem can be regarded as a keystone species, as their removal brought about an avast and drastic change to the ecosystem of the park. The gray wolf's predatory activities is said to be fundamental and important in maintaining the balance of the ecosystem of the park and also maintaining its overall species diversity.
