Nitrogen Cycle, Carbon Cycle, Unit 2: Ecology Cycles and Energy

Nitrogen Cycle, Carbon Cycle, Unit 2: Ecology Cycles and Energy
Terms in this set (29)
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Lightning fixes nitrogen.
Definition
What process happens in A?
Image: Lightning fixes nitrogen.
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Nitrogen is in the air.
Definition
What substance is in B?
Image: Nitrogen is in the air.
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Animals ingest nitrogen from plants.
Definition
What process happens in C?
Image: Animals ingest nitrogen from plants.
Term
Bacteria fixes nitrogen into a usable form for plants.
Definition
What process happens in D?
Image: Bacteria fixes nitrogen into a usable form for plants.
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Decomposition releases nitrogen into the soil.
Definition
What process happens in E?
Image: Decomposition releases nitrogen into the soil.
Term
Plant roots take in nitrogen.
Definition
What process happens in F?
Image: Plant roots take in nitrogen.
Legumes (beans, peas, alfalfa, clover)
Contain nitrogen fixing bacteria in their roots.
nitrogen fixation
The process when bacteria or lightning change nitrogen into a form plants can use.
cellular respiration and combustion of fossil fuels (burning of fossil fuels)
What 2 processes add carbon to the atmosphere (in the form of CO2)?
cellular respiration
What is process 4?
Image: cellular respiration
photosynthesisWhat is process 2?decompositionWhat is process 7?combustion (burning of fossil fuels)What is process 1?formation of fossil fuelsWhat is process 9?speciesA group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring.PopulationA group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same areaCommunityAll the different populations that live together in an areaEcosystemA biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.BiomeA group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organismsBiotic FactorsLiving elements of the environmentAbiotic FactorsNon-living elements of the environmentConsumerAn organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organismsProducerAn organism that can make its own food.Primary consumerAn organism that eats producersSecondary consumerAn organism that eats organisms that eat producersTertiary Consumerseat secondary consumersFood weba system of interlocking and interdependent food chains.Food chainA series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy.carbon cycle