Nutient Cycle

Question 1

What is the biomass store in the nutrient cycle

Answer 1

All the living plants and animals in the ecosystem (trees)

Question 2

What is the litter store in the nutrient cycle

Answer 2

The leaves that had fallen onto the ground previously (leaf litter)

Question 3

What is the soil store in the nutrient cycle

Answer 3

The soil beneath the ground

Question 4

What is abscission

Answer 4

Leaf fall

Question 5

Nutrient cycle

Answer 5

Water and air penetrate soil while leaves fall from trees
Plant matter falls down into soil
Decomposes break down plant matter into nutrients
Soil stores nutrients
Plants absorb nutrients and grow to become trees