After reading this article you will learn about the anoxygenic and oxygenic photosynthesis. The Anoxygenic Photosynthesis: Anoxygenic photosynthesis uses energy from sunlight to couple the reduction of C in CO2 to the anaerobic oxidation of S in S0 or H2S. If one is accustomed to thinking of S oxidation in a strictly aerobic sense, then anaerobic S oxidation appears contradictory. [...]
This article throws light upon the six main factors that affect phosphate fixation in soil. The factors are: 1. Nature and Amount of Soil Components 2. pH 3. Other Ions 4. Organic Matter 5. Temperature 6. Over Liming. Factor # 1. Nature and Amount of Soil Components: Adsorption and desorption reactions are affected by the type of surfaces contacted by [...]
This article throws light upon the five categories of organisms found in soil. The categories are: 1. Animalia 2. Protista 3. Plantae 4. Fungi 5. Monera. Soil Microorganism: Category # 1. Animalia: The large animal life-Animalia (Previously macro-faunae)-that inhabit the soil range in size from large burrowing animals, such as badgers to tiny arachnids mites. a. Burrowing Animals: Large animals [...]