Biogeochemical Cycles
The Water Cycle Fill in the blanks with the following terms by COPYING AND PASTING the terms into the text boxes. Use the following word bank:condensationevaporationfalseground waterhydrologic cyclein a body of water, such as streams, lakes, and oceansprecipitationtranspirationtruewater vapor hydrologic cycle condensation in a body of water, such as streams, lakes, and oceans transpiration water vapor evaporation precipitation ground water true false The Water Cycle Fill in the blanks by COPYING AND PASTING the terms into the text boxes. Use the following word bank:CondensationEvaporationInfiltrationPrecipitationTranspiration Transpiration Evaporation Condensation Precipitation Infiltration The Carbon Cycle Fill in the blanks with the following terms by COPYING AND PASTING the terms into the text boxes. Use the following word bank:oil, natural gas, and coal burning of fossil fuels methane photosynthesissugar respiration ocean greenhousedecayed 6C02 + 6H2O ----> C6H12O6 + 6O2 photosynthesis sugar respiration ocean decayed oil, natural gas, and coal burning of fossil fuels methane greenhouse 6C02 + 6H2O ----> C6H12O6 + 6O2 The Carbon Cycle Fill in the blanks with the following terms by COPYING AND PASTING the terms into the text boxes. Use the following word bank:Burning of wood and fossil fuelsCellular respirationCO2 in the atmosphereDetritusDetritivores (soil microbes and others)Higher-level consumersPhotosynthesis (Plants, algae, cyanobacteria)Primary consumers Burning of wood and fossil fuels Cellular respiration CO2 in the atmosphere Detritus Detritivores (soil microbes and others) Higher-level consumers Photosynthesis (Plants, algae, cyanobacteria) Primary consumers The Nitrogen Cycle Fill in the blanks with the following terms by COPYING AND PASTING the terms into the text boxes. Use the following word bank:animals and plantsammonia and nitrateatmospheredenitrifyingnitrogen-fixingplantsproteinswaste78% animals and plants ammonia and nitrate atmosphere denitrifying nitrogen-fixing plants proteins waste 78% The Nitrogen Cycle Fill in the blanks with the following terms by COPYING AND PASTING the terms into the text boxes. Use the following word bank:Decomposers (aerobic and anaerobic bacteria and fungi)Denitrifying bacterial convert Nitrates (NO3-) to Nitrogen gas (N2)Nitrifying bacterial convert Ammonium (NH4+) to Nitrites (NO2-) and then to Nitrates (NO3-) through the process of NitrificationNitrogen-fixing bacteria in root nodules of legumes fix Nitrogen gas (N2) into Ammonia (NH3)Nitrogen-fixing soil bacteria use Ammonification to create Ammonium (NH4+)Nitrogen in the atmosphere (N2)Plants assimilate Nitrates (NO3-) Nitrogen in the atmosphere (N2) Plants assimilate Nitrates (NO3-) Denitrifying bacterial convert Nitrates (NO3-) to Nitrogen gas (N2) Nitrifying bacterial convert Ammonium (NH4+) to Nitrites (NO2-) and then to Nitrates (NO3-) through the process of Nitrification Nitrogen-fixing soil bacteria use Ammonification to create Ammonium (NH4+) Nitrogen-fixing bacteria in root nodules of legumes fix Nitrogen gas (N2) into Ammonia (NH3) Decomposers (aerobic and anaerobic bacteria and fungi) The Phosphorus Cycle Fill in the blanks with the following terms by COPYING AND PASTING the terms into the text boxes. Use the following word bank:DNAplantsbasins (ponds, lakes, streams, rivers, and ocean)overgrowthpollution (from fertilizer in runoff)rocks and waste DNA plants basins (ponds, lakes, streams, rivers, and ocean) overgrowth pollution (from fertilizer in runoff) rocks and waste The Phosphorus Cycle Fill in the blanks with the following terms by COPYING AND PASTING the terms into the text boxes. Use the following word bank:Decomposition of dead matter and wasteLeaching of phosphates from soil into waterPlants and animals excrete waste and eventually dieRunoffSedimentation of phosphatesUplifting of rockWeathering of rock Decomposition of dead matter and waste Leaching of phosphates from soil into water Plants and animals excrete waste and eventually die Runoff Sedimentation of phosphates Uplifting of rock Weathering of rock To mark a word click its first letter then click its last. PHOSPHORUS NITROGEN CARBON WATER