Statistics for Biology Life on Earth Revision

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What is the aboves process called?	Decomposition	83%
What do fertilizers contain?	Nitrogen	83%
Name 2 of the decomposers?	bacteria and fungi	50%
How can we increase the yield of crops produced?	Add more nitrogen	33%
what does potassium do (K)?	Encourage fruit and flower growth	33%
What does Nitrogen do (N)?	Encourage leaf growth	33%
What does phosphorus do (P)?	Encourage Root Growth	33%
Where does it tell us the ratio?	On the packet	33%
In addition to nitrogen what else do fertilizers contain?	phosphates and potassium	33%
Why is there a food shortage?	population growth	33%
What happens to organisms when they die?	They are broken down	33%
Why does the ratio of NPK vary?	It varies depending on what needs to be grown	17%
How is the aboves job done?	By decomposers living in the soil	0%
Why is it important that decomposition happens?	nutrients can be used again by other organisms	0%
What will manure do?	Release ammonium	0%