Water, Co2 And Nitrogen Cycles Flashcards

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1
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Name the five stage of the water cycle

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Evaporation, condensation, presipitation, accumulation, runoff

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2
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Which stage of the water cycle do plants get there water from

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Accumulation

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3
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Name 2 sources of water vapor

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Bodies of water and plants

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4
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Draw and label the Co2 cycle

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5
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Name two ways plants directly contribute to Co2 in the atmosphere and one way they reduce it

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Resperation, combustion and reduce it threw photosynthesis.

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How do animals contribute to Co2 in the atmosphere

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Resperation

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7
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Describe oh fossils relate to the caebon

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Plants and animals die and become dead organic matter. They then have a chance of becoming fossils and fossil fuel which are burned by humans

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8
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Name 3 molecules that contain Nitrogen

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Ameno acids, nucleic acids, chlorophytes

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9
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What is the chemical formula of ammonium

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NH4

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10
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Name the 3 ways Nitrogen gets fixed from the atmosphere

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Lightning Nitrogen fixing bacteria, blue/green alge

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Name 3 ways Nitrogen gets fixed from the atmosphere

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Blue/green alge, Nitrogen fixing bacteria, lightning

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What happens to nitrogen after the blue green alge fixes it

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The alge is eaten by fish and the Nitrogen is turned into animal proteins

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What happens to nitrogen after it is fixed by bacteria

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It is deposited into the soil and plant roots. From the plant roots it is turned into proteins which are then eaten buy animals and turned into animal proteins

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What is the chemical formula of ammoia

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NH3

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15
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What happens to animal proteins in the Nitrogen cycle

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They are released via animal feaces and death and turned into ammonia via amonification

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16
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What is the role of nitrifying bacteria

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To turn ammonia into nitrite

17
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What is the chemical formula for nitrite

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NO2-

18
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What happens to nitrite in the Nitrogen cycle

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It is turned into nitrate via nitrification

19
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Name 3 sources of nitrate

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Lightning, organic fertilizer, nitrite nitrification

20
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Name 2 places nitrates can end up as part of the Nitrogen cycle

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Plant proteins and N2 in the atmosphere

21
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Name one other source of atmospheric N2

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Valcanos