Co2/O2 cycle
What is the most abundant element on earth?
Oxygen
What is the driving force of the water cycle?
The sun's energy
What is the job of decay bacteria?
To break down amino acids into ammonia (NH3+) compounds
What is the name of the water soluble phosphorus-containing compound that plants use?
Nitrates and phosphates
What is Fleming's favorite number?
2
How does oxygen exist in nature?
Photosynthesis
When water evaporates it becomes what state of matter.
Water vapor
Why can't plants use nitrogen gas?
Because it is unreactive
What do plants use phosphorus for?
Proper development of roots, stems, flowers, and seeds
What is Cj's girlfriends name?
Eylie
In earth's early stages, how did most oxygen exist?
Oxides
What type of bonding is responsible for surface tension in water?
Hydrogen bonding
What is the bond between amino acids?
Peptide bonds
What is a reason that the phosphorus cycle can take millions of years?
Phosphorus can remain locked in sediments for millions of years
What is Fleming's favorite color?
Purple
What is the name for oxygen containing compounds?
Oxides
Why is water considered a polar molecule?
Negatively charged (O) end, and a positively charged (H) end
What is the job of nitrifying bacteria?
Convert ammonia to nitrites
What are the two other phosphorus sources for the environment?
Fertilizer runoff into bodies of water and animal feces
What superhero disguised as Fleming?
Spiderman
How would you name water as an oxide?
Dihydrogen monoxide
What is transpiration?
When water evaporates directly from the leaves of plants
In what form do plants use nitrogen?
No3- (Nitrates) and No2- (Nitries)
List the steps of the Phosphorus cycle.
Weathering/ Fertilizer, soil, direct runoff/ excretion and decomposion/ dessolved phosphates, generally in ocean/ geologic uplift
What year was George Washington elected president?
1789