Water
What process describes the movement of water vapor into the atmosphere from plants?
What is transpiration?
What process do plants use to convert carbon dioxide into glucose?
What is photosynthesis?
What process converts atmospheric nitrogen into a form usable by plants?
What is nitrogen fixation?
What is the main source of phosphorous in the environment?
What are rocks and minerals?
What is the process called where water changes from a liquid to a gas?
What is evaporation?
What role do decomposers play in the carbon cycle?
What is they break down dead organisms and release carbon back into the soil?
What organisms are primarily responsible for nitrogen fixation in the soil?
What are bacteria, such as Rhizobium?
Why is phosphorous considered a limiting nutrient in ecosystems?
What is it often in short supply, limiting plant growth?
Which part of the water cycle involves water returning to the ground as rain, snow, or sleet?
What is precipitation?
What is the primary source of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
What is the burning of fossil fuels?
What is the process called when nitrogen is converted back into atmospheric nitrogen?
What is denitrification?
How do plants absorb phosphorous?
What is through their roots in the form of phosphate ions?
What is the term for the continuous movement of water from the Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back?
What is the water cycle?
How does carbon dioxide enter the ocean?
What is through direct absorption from the atmosphere?
How do fertilizers impact the nitrogen cycle?
What is they can lead to nutrient runoff and water pollution?
What human activity can lead to increased phosphorous levels in water bodies?
What is agricultural runoff from fertilizers?
How does human activity, such as urbanization, impact the water cycle?
What is it increases runoff and reduces infiltration?
What is the significance of carbon sinks, like forests and oceans, in the carbon cycle?
What is they absorb more carbon than they release, helping to mitigate climate change?
Why is nitrogen important for living organisms?
What is it is a key component of amino acids and nucleic acids?
What role does phosphorous play in biological molecules?
What is it is a critical component of DNA, RNA, and ATP?