Chapter 14: Microbial Ecology
Key Words and Phrases


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Review each term or phrase as it relates to the chapter. Refer to the page indicated to test your work.
acid mine drainage (p 535)benthic algae (p 552)
biodegradable polymer (p 590)biogeochemical cycle (p 573)
co-metabolism (p 535)decomposers (p 565)
ecosystem (p 535)effective root nodules (p 600
enrichment culture (p 539)herbicide (p 586)
ineffective root nodules (p 600) jarosite (p 578)
lichens (p 591)microbial ore leaching (p 580)
microbial plastics (p 590)mineral soils (p 554)
mycorrhizae (p 592)nod genes (p 601)
organic soils (p 554)persistence (p 586)
phyllosphere (591)phytoplankton (p 552)
radioisotope (p 549)reductive dechlorination (p 587)
rhizosphere (p 551)soil microenvironment (p 537)
soil organic matter (p 554)soil profile (p 537)
stable isotope (p 549)stem-nodulating rhizobia (p 597)
sub-surface soils (p 555)Sym plasmid (p 600)
Winogradsky column (p 540)yellow boy (p 578)


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