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Question 34

The taiga (boreal forest) ecosystem has a distinctive nutrient cycle.

Study Figure 7f below.

Complete Figure 7f by identifying the correct names for nutrient stores A and B.

A simplified Gersmehl diagram of the taiga (boreal forest) nutrient cycle. It consists of three circular stores of environmental nutrients connected by transfer arrows. The largest circle is labeled 'Litter'. One of the remaining circles is labeled 'A'; it has an incoming arrow representing 'Plant uptake' and an outgoing arrow pointing to Litter representing 'Litter fall'. The final, smallest circle is labeled 'B'; it has incoming arrows representing 'Decomposition' and 'Weathering of rock', and an outgoing arrow representing 'Leaching'.

Write down the name of:

  • Store A
  • Store B
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