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Please match the following terms about primer specificity to the definition

What is the percent (%) of plant available water in the soil from the previous question? Write the following in the blanks The formula you used Your calculations (numbers inserted into the formula) %Plant-available water, rounded to 2 decimal places Blanks 1&2 will be used for partial credit only if blank 3 is wrong.

Transition metals (ex: Fe, Mn) are likely to be _______ when [O2] is high, and _______ when [O2] is low.

Deeper in the soil, temperature changes ______ in response to changes in air temperature.

Water flows from  _______ to _______ total water potential

Albedo is greater for ______ colored soils and other surfaces.

On a sunny day, lighter colored soil will have a _______ temperature than a soil with a darker color.

If a plant has a rooting depth of 30 cm, how many cm of water are available to it (i.e. what is TPAW)? Use your volumetric PAW (thetav_PAW) calculated from the problem above. Write the following in the blanks The formula you used Your calculations (numbers inserted into the formula) TPAW, in cm, rounded to 1 decimal place (numbers only, no units please) Blanks 1&2 will be used for partial credit only if blank 3 is wrong.

In aerobic respiration (C6H12O6 + O2 -> CO2 + H2O), C is oxidized and O2 is reduced

Why are wetlands so important? Include 2 or more ecosystem services in your answer.