the phosphorus cycle
where is phosphorus mainly stored?
rocks and minerals
What is respiration?
answers may vary
The free nitrogen that is in the atmosphere goes where to be changed into another form of gas.?
soil
When animals die what gas do they release back into the air.
What is carbon?
A relationship between two organisms in which one benefits and the other is not affected
commensalism
phosphorus is essential components of DNA,RNA, and,.....
ATP
When fossil fuels are burned.
what is the name of the process
combustion
The movement of nitrogen between the environment and living things
the nitrogen cycle
How do organism get nitrogen?
By eating other organisms or plants
In a energy pyramid where is the most energy found?
the producer
how do animals take phosphorus
by consuming plants or other animals
The process by which carbon dioxide is released by a living organism into the atmosphere.
What is respiration?
The process that some bacteria use to convert nitrogen gas from the atmosphere into a usable form.
nitrogen fixation
What are the levels of organization in the environment from smallest to largest?
organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere
The process that involves water that is not absorbed into the ground, but instead runs along the surface and back into the ocean.
run-off
what is meant by leaching
run off, students may describe using their own words
The process by which carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere and transformed into sugars.
photosynthesis
The most abundant element in the earth's atmosphere.
nitrogen
Name the different levels of consumers
primary, secondary, tertiary consumer
The physical/chemical process that converts nitrogen gas to a usable form.
nitrogen fixation
describe how fertilizers affects the phosphorus cycle
the teacher corrects the students response in class
The geologic process that contributes carbon dioxide to the environment and living things.
carbon cycle
Why do organisms need nitrogen.
To build protein and DNA
What is another name for the producers?
autotroph
The organisms that recycle nitrogen from dead organisms and waste.
decomposers