Cycling of matter Flashcards
matter cycles ____ and ____ of sytem
in and out
_ cycles thru environment
water
circular pathway of water on earth
hydrologic cycle
what are all organisms made of
water
liquid to gas
evaporate
gas to liquid
condensation
hail/rain
persipitation
come out of stomata
transpiration
____ r essential for life also cycle thru ecosystem
elements
movement of particular chemical thru biological/geological parts of ecosystem
biogeochemical cycle
2 main processes in biogeochemical cycle
photosynthesis nad cellular respiration
_ cycles indirectly thru an ecosystem by the cycling of other nutrients
oxygen (Photo./CR)
building block of life
carbon
moves carbon from atmosphere thru food web and returns to atmosphere
carbon cycle
carbon emitted by the burning of
fossil fuel
when carbon is stored for long periods of time in areas
carbon sinks
cycle mostly tkaes place underground
nitrogen cycle
some bact converts gaseous nitrogen into ammonia thru
nitrogen fixation
some nitrogen fixing bact live in nodules on the _____ ___ ________, other live freely in ____
roots of plants
soil
released into soil is turned into ammonium
ammonia
changes ammonium to nitrate
nitrifying bact
moves thru food web and returns to soil during decomposition
nitrogen
cycle that is at and below ground level
phosphorus cycle
released by weathering rocks
phosphate
moves thru food web and returns to soil during decomposition
phosphorus
phosphorus leaches into groundwater from soil and is ____
locked
___ and ____ add phosphorus into the environment
mining and agriculture
