Soil Application of Certain Pesticides Reduces the Diversity but Increases

question 1

True/False

Soil application of certain pesticides reduces the diversity but increases the numbers of soil mesofauna.

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Definitions:

Cytoplasmic Projections

Extensions of the cell's cytoplasm that increase surface area or aid in cellular movement, such as pseudopods in amoebas.

Anaerobic Excavate

A type of microorganism that lives in environments devoid of oxygen, deriving energy through anaerobic processes, possibly through the evolution of ancient excavation mechanisms.

Endosymbiont

An organism that lives inside the body or a cell of another kind of organism. Endosymbionts may benefit their host (mutualism) or harm their host (parasitism).

Parabasilid

A group of flagellated protozoans, often parasites of termites and cockroaches, residing in the digestive tracts of their hosts.