13.5 – Cycling Of Matter

Question 0

_Cycles through the environment

Answer 0

water

Question 1

_In and out of an ecosystem

Answer 1

matter cycles

Question 2

the_, or water, cycle is the circular pathway of water on earth

Answer 2

hydraulic

Question 3

organisms all have bodies mostly made of_

Answer 3

water

Question 4

_Essential to life also cycle through ecosystems

Answer 4

elements

Question 5

transpiration(water from leaves) + _ -> condensation -> precipitation

Answer 5

evaporation

Question 6

a_cycle is the movement of a particular chemical through The biological and geological parts of an ecosystem

Answer 6

biogeochemical

Question 7

The main processes involved in the oxygen cycle are_and respiration

Answer 7

photosynthesis

Question 8

_Indirectly through an ecosystem by the cycling of other nutrients

Answer 8

oxygen cycles

Question 9

_Is the building block of life

Answer 9

carbon

Question 10

the_Moves carbon from the atmosphere, through the food web, and back to the atmosphere

Answer 10

carbon cycle

Question 11

_Is a emitted during the burning of fossil feels

Answer 11

carbon

Question 12

some carbon is stored for long periods of time in areas called_

Answer 12

carbon sinks

Question 13

the_mostly takes place underground

Answer 13

nitrogen cycle

Question 14

some_convert gaseous nitrogen into ammonia through a process called nitrogen _

Answer 14

1. bacteria

2. fixation

Question 15

some_bacteria live in nodules on the roots of plants; others live freely in the soil

Answer 15

nitrogen fixing

Question 16

ammonia released into the soil is transformed into_

Answer 16

ammonium

Question 17

nitrifying bacteria change the ammonium into_

Answer 17

nitrate

Question 18

_Moose to the food web and return to the soil during decomposition

Answer 18

nitrogen

Question 19

the_cycle takes place at and below ground level

Answer 19

phosphorus cycle

Question 20

_Is released by the weathering of rocks

Answer 20

phosphate

Question 21

_Moves through the food web and return to the soil during decomposition

Answer 21

phosphorus

Question 22

_Leeches into ground water from the soil and is locked in sediments

Answer 22

phosphorus

Question 23

both_and agriculture add phosphorus into the environment

Answer 23

mining

Question 24

natural and human activities can disrupt_cycles and ecosystems

Answer 24

biogeochemical

Question 25

what are some natural disruptions?

Answer 25

volcanic eruptions, forest fires, landslides and earthquakes, living organisms

Question 26

what are some disruption caused by humans?

Answer 26

Poor family practices and burning of fossil fuels

Question 27

what does NAANS stand for?

Answer 27

nitrogen, ammonia, ammonia, nitrates, back to soil. (Nana and Anna napped soundly.)