Atmospheric Evolution
What is the primary gas in Earth's atmosphere today?
What is Nitrogen?
What is the mutual relationship between coral and algae called?
What is symbiosis?
What process do plants use to take in carbon dioxide?
What is photosynthesis?
What is the process by which nitrogen is converted into a usable form for plants?
What is nitrogen fixation?
What is the primary source of phosphorus in ecosystems?
What are rocks and minerals?
What process describes how Earth's atmosphere has changed over geological time?
What is atmospheric evolution?
Why are coral reefs often referred to as the "rainforests of the sea"?
What is they support a diverse range of marine life?
What is the primary way carbon is returned to the atmosphere?
What is respiration?
What organisms are primarily responsible for nitrogen fixation?
What are bacteria?
Why is phosphorus important for living organisms?
What is it is a key component of DNA and ATP?
Name one of the gases that was abundant in the early Earth's atmosphere.
What is Carbon Dioxide?
How does ocean temperature affect coral reefs?
What is higher temperatures can cause coral bleaching?
Name one human activity that increases carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere.
What is burning fossil fuels?
How is nitrogen returned to the atmosphere?
What is denitrification?
How does phosphorus typically enter the soil from rocks?
What is through weathering?
How did the Great Oxygenation Event affect life on Earth?
What is a decrease the organisms that use carbon dioxide.
Name one benefit that coral reefs provide to humans.
What is they provide food and coastal protection?
What role do oceans play in the carbon cycle?
What is they absorb a significant amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide?
Name one way humans impact the nitrogen cycle.
What is through the use of synthetic fertilizers?
What human activities can disrupt the phosphorus cycle?
What is agricultural runoff?
What role do volcanoes play in atmospheric evolution?
What is they release gases that contribute to the atmosphere?
Describe how changes in water chemistry can impact coral reef coevolution.
What is it can disrupt the symbiotic relationship between coral and algae?
Explain the impact of deforestation on the carbon cycle.
What is it reduces the number of trees that can absorb carbon dioxide?
Describe the importance of the nitrogen cycle to ecosystems.
What is it provides essential nutrients for plant growth?
Explain the impact of excess phosphorus in aquatic systems.
What is it can lead to algal blooms and eutrophication?