37.14 + 37.18 Energy, Chemical, and Biogeochemical Cycles + Abiotic Reservoirs

Question 1

What is also cycled with Energy flow and Chemical Cycling

Answer 1

Nutrients

Question 2

What kind of organisms do energy flow and chemical cycling ignore

Answer 2

chemosynthetic organisms

Question 3

What does energy start with

Answer 3

the sun

Question 4

Energy is always lost to ____ during cycling

Answer 4

heat

Question 5

Heat

Answer 5

random motion of particles, which is the lowest form of energy and the most random

Question 6

Can something be 100% efficient

Answer 6

No bc friction causes heat, which causes you to lose enegry bc it “goes away”

Question 7

What are the four nutrients that are cycled

Answer 7

Water, nitrogen, phosphorous, and carbon

Question 8

How many directions do energy cycles go in

Answer 8

1

Question 9

Biogeochemical cycles

Answer 9

any of the various chemical cycles that involve both biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem

Question 10

What is the main source of energy of any biogeochemical cycle

Answer 10

the sun

Question 11

How do chemical elements cycle

Answer 11

as organisms acquire nutrients, release waste, die, decompose, etc.

Question 12

How many parts do biogeochemical cycles usually have?

Answer 12

4

Question 13

What are the 4 steps that biogeochemical cycles usually have?

Answer 13

1) Producers incorporate chemicals from the abiotic reservoirs into organic compounds
2) Consumers feed on the producers, incorporating some of the chemicals into their bodies
3) Both producers and consumers release some chemicals back into the environment in the form of waste products
4) Decomposers break down complex organic molecules in detritus

Question 14

Geologic processes such as erosion ,weathering of rocks, etc. also produce

Answer 14

chemicals

Question 15

Abiotic Reservoirs

Answer 15

the part of an ecosystem where a chemical (such as carbon or nitrogen) accumulates outside of living organisms

Question 16

What is the abiotic reservoir for carbon

Answer 16

the atmosphere

Question 17

What is the abiotic reservoir for phosphorous

Answer 17

soil

Question 18

What is the abiotic reservoir for nitrogen

Answer 18

the atmosphere and soil

Question 19

How many types of biogeochemical cycles are there?

Answer 19

2

Question 20

What are the 2 main types of biogeochemical cycles?

Answer 20

Local and Global Cycles

Question 21

Local Cycle

Answer 21

A cycle whose nutrients can only be cycled in a local environment

Question 22

Local Cycle example

Answer 22

an example is the soil being the main reservoir for nutrients in a cycle

Question 23

Local Cycle

Answer 23

A cycle whose nutrients can only be cycled in a local environment

Question 24

Global Cycle

Answer 24

cycles whose nutrients can be cycled with the same nutrients in different environments

Question 25

What form of chemicals is usually cycled globally

Answer 25

gaseous forms of chemicals

Question 26

Global Cycle example

Answer 26

Carbon because the carbon a plant acquires from the air may have been released into the atmosphere by the respiration of an organisms on a different continent

Question 27

How many biogeocheical cycles are there

Answer 27

4

Question 28

What are the 4 majot biogeochemical cycles

Answer 28

1) Water Cycle
2) Carbon Cycle
3) Phosphorous Cycle
4) Nitrogen Cycle