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Main Ideas
Biogeochemical
Ecology-Cycles of Matter
Matter, like ______ and ______ are recycled through the living and non-living environment
Cycles
Water Cycle
During _________ water becomes a gas and enters the atmosphere
Transpiration is when water ____________ from plant leaves
Water returning to Earth in any form (rain, snow, etc.) is called______________
Runoff is excess_____________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
It can take from a few days to 1,000 years for a drop of water to complete the cycle. So all
The water you drink is recycled.
Carbon Cycle
ALL ______________ has/needs some form of carbon
Plants take in CO2, during _________________
Animals release CO2 into atmosphere during ____________ and ____________ activities
____________release CO2 as they break down/consume dead things organic compounds
Human Activity includes burning fossil fuels & vegetation
How does carbon get into food chain/atmosphere?________________________________
Summarize
carbon cycle-1
way it is removed
from the
atmosphere and 3
ways it enters the
atmosphere
Main Ideas
Nitrogen Cycle
Ecology- Cycles of Matter
All organisms need ___________ to make _________ and ___________(DNA) and to live
and grow
Most (78%) of Earths’ nitrogen is in the _____
__________________________________________________
Plants ____________________ in the air-can use ____________________ in soil
Wastes like_______, _______ (_____) along with ______________________- carry a lot of
nitrogen into the soil.
__________________________ change nitrogen in dead organisms, urine, and dung
(poop) into nitrates plants can now use and absorb through their roots. That _________ is
called __________________.
A _______________________ converts some of the nitrates back into nitrogen gas that
goes back into the ________________(process is called ________________)
Summary