Definitions
Elements, chemical compound, and their forms of matter are passed from one organism to another and from one part of biosphere to another
Biogeochemical cycle
Volcanic eruption, rock formation and plate tectonics
Geological
Plants use CO2 in the process of?
Photosynthesis
What is phosphorus mostly contained in
Rocks and Minerals
Our atmosphere is ______ nitrogen gas
78%
Activity performed by living organisms
Biological
Water carbon nitrogen and phosphorus are examples of
Nutrients
Animals use oxygen in the process of _______ to make more CO2
Respiration
To much phosphorous in water can lead to _______
Overgrowth
Animals and plants cannot directly use all of the _________ found in the atmosphere
Nitrogen
Substance organisms need to live
Nutrients
Mining, burning fossil fuels, clearing land, and use of fertilizers are examples of what
Human activity
Huge deposits of carbon were stored as dead plants and animals ______
Decaying
Another source of phosphorus in water comes from what
Man made pollution
Higher organisms use nitrogen to make _________
Protiens
Nutrients whose supply limits productivity
Limiting nutrient
Formation of clouds, lightning, flow of water are examples of what
Chemical/physical
Why is more CO2 released into the atmosphere more now than in the past
Burning of fossil fuels
Some phosphorus in soils can be washed into ___________
Basins
Animals waste decay by action of bacteria which create what
Ammonia
What is the difference between in soil and in aquatic
In soil: lack of nitrogen phosphorus and some micronutrients
In aquatic: large influx of nutrients Increase growth
Coal oil and natural gas go under what category
carbon cycle, phosphorus cycle or nitrogen cycle
Carbon cycle
What is the Greenhouse Effect
To much CO2 in the air causing it to heat up the atmosphere
Phosphorus makes up important chemicals such as _________
DNA
_____________ bacteria in soil can break down the ammonia
Denitrification