Biology 2 material cycles Flashcards

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What is the water cycle

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Sun evaporates water from earth surface to water vapour , start to condense in clouds , then fall and precipitate

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What is the carbon cycle

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Photosynthesis plants take in carbon dioxide from atmosphere covert to glucose this can then be passed as respiration or to plants to respire

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What is the nitrogen cycle

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Nitrogen fail to the earth through precipitation, onc in soil finds its way to bacteria at the roots of plants , nitrogen then forms with hydrogen to make ammonia, nitrificatiom takes place , form of nitrite to nitrate plants can then absorb this through assimilation the excess nitrate goes through dentrifyinb bacteria

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