Phosphorus Cycle Flashcards

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What is phosphorus known for?

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It isused to make fertilisers, animal feeds, rust removers,

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Where is phosphorus found naturally?

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foods naturally contain phosphorus, and the richest sources aredairy, red meat, poultry, seafood, legumes, and nuts.

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Phosporus Cycle is a slow process and it involves 4 key steps;

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  1. Weathering
  2. Absorption
  3. Mineralization
  4. Sediments to rocks
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Thickest layer that host most fauna and flora

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Canopy layer

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Consist of young herbs

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Understanding layer

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Darkest humid layer that host insects and giant animals

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Forest layer

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7
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Is chemical element with the symbol N

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Nitrogen

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Scottish physician who discovered nitrogen in 1772

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David Ruthford

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9
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Nitrogen bacteria

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N03
Denitrifying bacteria
Dentrification

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10
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Process of converting atmosphere nitrogen (N2) into ammonia

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Nitrogen fixation

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Cycle that Links the oxidation of ammonia

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Nitrification

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12
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Process of animals and plants incorporate ammonia into nitrogen fixation

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Assimilation

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13
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Process where bacteria convert nitrate into nitrogen gas

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Dendrification

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Originally bound nitrogen of microbials plants and animal after their death

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Ammonification

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Biogeochemical cycle consisting of various process that together enable the movement

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Sulfur cycle

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