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Is the movement of phosphorus from the environment to organisms and then back to the environment
Phosphorus Cycle
The process where water released from clouds in the form of rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow or hail
Precipitation
Derived from natural sources that are replenished at a higher rate that they are consumed
Renewable Energy
Tentacles of Cnidarians (such as jellyfish) release stinging cells or called ________ when something brushes by them
Nematocysts
Is the process of circulation of the earths water, in which water evaporates from the sea into the atmosphere, where it condenses and falls as rain or snow
In ecosystem, organisms that obtain food from plants by the same number of steps are said to belong to same ______
Trophic Level
When precipitation falls, some of the water is not soaked up by the ground. Instead, it remains on the surface and travels downhill
Runoff
Is by which converted into multiple chemical forms as it circulates among atmospheric, terrestrial and marine ecosystems
Nitrogen Cycle
Mainly refer to the movement of nutrients and other elements between biotic and abiotic factors
Biogeochemical Cycle
_____ of phosphorus occurs when organic phosphorus is released during either, excretion or decomposition
Sedimentation
Oxygen is the most important element of the human body mass and makes up about __________ %.
65%
_____ is the in-place breakdown of rocks, soil and minerals at the Earth’s surface
Weathering
Tiny cells called _____ live within most types of coral polyps. They help the coral survive by providing it with food resulting from photosynthesis
Zooxanthellae
Produces genetically diverse offspring by combining eggs and sperm from a coral colony to form a planula larva
Sexual Reproduction
Creates genetically identical coral via budding or fragmentation
Asexual Reproduction
The process where liquid changes to vapor form
Evaporation
Water that is found beneath the water table under Earth’s surface
Groundwater
Are tiny little animals that are related to anemones and jellyfish
Coral Polyps
Comes from sources that will run out or will not be replenished in our lifetimes
Non-renewable Energy
Is a non—detrital sedimentary rock that contains high amounts of phosphate minerals.
Phosphate Rock
4 Water Cycle Processes
1. Evaporation
2. Condensation
3. Precipitation
4. Collection
4 Phosphorus Cycle Processes
1. Weathering
2. Absorption by Plants
3. Absorption by Animals
4. Return to the Environment through Decomposition
4 Nitrogen Cycle Processes
1. Nitrogen Fixation
2. Ammonification
3. Nitrification
4. Denitrification
2 Major Types of Nitrogen
Ammonia (NH3)
Nitrates (NO3)
5 types of Renewable Energy
Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Hydropower Energy, Biomass Energy, and Geothermal Energy