Biology 104 Lecture 39 Questions Lecture 39 Questions 1. Nitrification converts ammonia into nitrates. Most of the nitrogen on earth is found in the atmosphere. Humans incorporate nitrogen into their bodies by nitrogen fixation.
Carbon enters the biomass of animal bodies in the form of carbon dioxide.
The first widely accepted attempt at an analysis of biogeographical distribution of life used six realms. The biome with the gratest amount of topsoil and the richest, most fertile soil is grassland. If you were to travel to the equator and then to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, the changes in vegetation you would observe would mimic the changes you would experience if you traveled from the equator to the poles. Click here for answers to Lecture 39 Practice Questions Click here to move on to Lecture 40 Questions. Click here to return to the Biology 104 home page.