Water Cycle
Water falling to the earth from condensed clouds is known as what?
precipitation.
What is wrong with atmospheric nitrogen?
What is "we can't use it".
how many percentage of nitrogen are in the atmosphere?
78-80% ~
Which biological process do plants use to take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and get energy?
What is photosynthesis.
Once that water falls to the other, what is it considered?
What is groundwater.
Who "fixes" the nitrogen into a form that we can use?
What is bacteria (either in the soil or in the roots of legumes).
Explain the connection between photosynthesis and cellular respiration.
Both are involved in the carbon cycle. Photosynthesis allows autotrophs to take in carbon dioxide to produce glucose. Cellular respiration breaks down the glucose to produce ATP and carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere as a waste product. Their equations are also opposite.
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Phosphorus is used not only in energy and in cell processes (like enzymes and transport), but also in what?
What is forming DNA and RNA.
Name two ways that carbon is released into the atmosphere using biological processes?
What is cellular respiration and decomposition.
How does ocean/lake water return to the atmosphere?
evaporation.
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Animals get most of the nitrogen they need by what?
"consuming plants or other animals that have the nitrogen".
How are humans affecting the water cycle? (give me at least 3)
deforestation, irrigation, urban sprawl, damming rivers ...etc
Humans have contributed more carbon to the carbon cycle by doing what?
What is burning fossil fuels.
Storm water that picks up pollutants and then flows into a body of water is called __________.
runoff
Planting legumes in a field the year before a crop will do what to the productivity of your field?
What is "increase productivity because there is more nitrogen in the soil".
What is Ms. Kong's favorite color?
yellow!!~ :)
Herbivores and carnivores obtain phosphorus by doing what?
What is "consuming plants and/or animals that have phosphorus".
How do herbivores and carnivores get the carbon that they need?
What is "by consuming plants and/or animals that have carbon".
What is "transpiration"?
"when leaves release water through their underside to evaporate".
Nitrogen is used in the body to make what?
What is DNA and proteins.
What are the three ways in which atmospheric nitrogen can be fixed into soluble compounds that plants can take in?
nitrogen fixing bacteria, lightening, humans taking it to make fertilizer
Why do we need carbon?
What is "to form DNA and proteins". The creation of cells is also acceptable.