Cycles and Decay

Question 1

How many parts are there to the water cycle

Answer 1

4

Question 2

What happens to water in the sea (1)

Answer 2

evaporates and coverts to water vapour

Question 3

What happens to water vapour (2)

Answer 3

Transportation of water vapour from hot to cold

Question 4

What happens after the water vapour is transported (3)

Answer 4

Precipitation cloud cools and condenses

Question 5

What happens after rain (4)

Answer 5

Run off back to sea or percolation

Question 6

How many years ago was earth formed

Answer 6

4.5 billion

Question 7

How many years ago did life evolve

Answer 7

3.5 billion

Question 8

What organisms are involved in the carbon cycle

Answer 8

Plants
Animals
Microorganisms

Question 9

How do plants contribute to carbon cycle

Answer 9

Take in CO2 for photosynthesis
Release CO2 through respiration
Makes fossil fuels if dies in low O2 which are burnt and releases CO2

Question 10

How do animals contribute to carbon cycle

Answer 10

Eat plants new biomass and use it for respiration (release CO2)
Could become fossil fuels which burnt and release CO2

Question 11

How do microorganisms contribute to carbon cycle

Answer 11

Decay plants and animals and release CO2 due to respiration in process

Question 12

What is decay

Answer 12

breaking down complex organic matter into its constituent parts such as simple sugars

Question 13

What do fungi and bacteria do to cause decay

Answer 13

secrete enzymes outside to digest so they can absorb it

Question 14

What are the 3 optimum conditions for bacteria/fungi

Answer 14

Oxygen
Warm
Moist