According to the theory of vitalism all the living substances are special and are distinct from the non-living substances, that is, they comprise a unique entity within themselves. This soul or entity distinguishes them from the non-living components.
However, the theory was rejected when urea was taken out successfully from a non-living matter by Wohler, proving the fact that the biological constituents can be extracted from a non-living source. The modern scientists now believe that the living things are just more composite than the non-living substances.
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Nitrogen in its gaseous form (N2) can’t be used by most living things. It has to be converted or ‘fixed’ to a more usable form through a process called fixation. Biologically: Nitrogen gas (N2) diffuses into the soil from the atmosphere, and species of bacteria convert this nitrogen to ammonium ions (NH4+), which can be used by plants.
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Results in biodiversity loss due to the proliferated growth of prey that feeds on smaller species
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In an ecosystem, organisms feed on one another to obtain energy. In this process organisms called CONSUMERS kill and feed on one another in a process called PREDATION. Top predators are those consumers that are found at the peak of the food chain.
A reduction in the number of top predators/tertiary consumers in an ecosystem means that the secondary consumers they feed on (prey) will grow and reproduce beyond control, hence, causing them to pose serious threat to the population of smaller species below them in the food chain.
Therefore, a decrease/decline in a top predator will impact biodiversity by causing it's loss, as organisms in lower level of the food chain will drastically diminish.
Both plants and animals are able to do cellular respiration. Plants convert nutrients from the soil into usable energy.
This is the plant cellular respiration formula:
oxygen + glucose -> carbon dioxide + water + heat energy
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