Water Cycle
This process involves water vapor cooling and forming clouds.
Condensation
This type of organism converts nitrogen gas into forms plants can use.
Nitrogen-fixing bacteria
Plants absorb carbon dioxide through this process.
Photosynthesis
Phosphorus is released into the soil through this process
Weathering of rocks
Plants release water vapor through this process.
Transpiration
Nitrogen is returned to the atmosphere by this process.
Denitrification
This process releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere from animals.
Respiration
Plants obtain phosphorus by doing this.
Absorbing it from the soil through assimilation
The term for water gathering in rivers, lakes, and underground reservoirs
Collection
How do animals obtain nitrogen?
Eating plants and other animals
Dead organisms that don’t decompose fully can turn into this over time.
Fossil fuels
What is the major way that the phosphorus cycle differs from other cycles?
It does not include the atmosphere
Name two ways water vapor enters the atmosphere.
Evaporation and Transpiration
Why is nitrogen fixation important?
Organisms cannot use free nitrogen
Combustion of fossil fuels impacts the environment by doing this.
Releasing excess carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and contributing to climate change
Why is phosphorus essential for living organisms?
It is an essential component of DNA, RNA, and ATP