4.2 Carbon, Nitrogen, & Phosphorus Cycles Flashcards
What are the inputs of photosynthesis?
Oxygen, water, and light.
What are the outputs of photosynthesis?
Glucose and oxygen
What are the inputs of cellular respiration?
Glucose and oxygen
What are the outputs of cellular respiration?
Carbon dioxide, water, and ATP
What is nitrogen fixation?
When ammonia and ammonium are made from atmospheric nitrogen.
What is Nitrification?
The process of making nitrates and nitrites.
What is denitrification?
The process of converting nitrates and nitrites back to nitrogen gas.
What organisms do photosynthesis?
Only producers
What organism do cellular respiration?
Producers and consumers
How do humans affect the carbon cycle?
We release stored carbon into the atmosphere.
How do humans affect the nitrogen cycle?
We decrease the amount of biology available in the ecosystem.
How does a BTB work?
The more Carbon Monoxide that’s present, the more yellow the water gets.
