carbon cycle
Which process removes carbon from the atmosphere?
Photosynthesis
Where is groundwater stored?
Aquifer
Why do living things need nitrogen?
To build proteins
Which three elements do the big 4 biomolecules all share?
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen
Name a food example of carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins
Pasta, bread, etc.
Butter, oil, etc.
Meats, beans, etc.
Name one way that carbon enters the atmosphere
Combustion, respiration, decomposition
What is the correct order of the water cycle?
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff
The changing of nitrogen into nitrates is called __ __
Nitrogen fixation
What are the main elements of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids?
CHO, CHO, CHON, CHONP
Define polar and nonpolar (water interactions and charge)
Polar is water loving and oppositely charged, nonpolar is water hating and equally charged.
How does a heterotroph obtain carbon?
The heterotrophs consume the autrotrophs that perform photosynthesis
During what part of the water cycle does water vapor turn into liquid droplets?
Condensation
What type of bacteria makes nitrogen gas?
Denitrifying bacteria
Name the monomers of a carbohydrate, lipid, protein, and nucleic acid
Monosaccharide
Glycerol, fatty acid
Amino Acid
Nucleotide
Name the body functions of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids
Quick energy
Long term energy, insulation
Muscle development, immune system, enzymes
Where does the carbon in an animal or plant go when the organism dies? How is it recycled?
The soil - and is then recycled through decomposers
What is it called when plants release water that turns into vapor?
Transpiration
What type of bacteria converts nitrogen into ammonia?
Nitrogen fixing bacteria
Give an example of a polar and nonpolar molecule
Polar: Water, ammonia, etc.
Nonpolar: Oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, etc.
What are processes that remove carbon from the atmosphere called?
Sinks
What is the process called when water from ice or snow turns directly into vapor without melting? What is it called when it melts?
Sublimation, snowmelt runoff
What is ammonification?
When plants and animals decompose, decomposers (bacteria and fungi) return ammonia into the soil