Nitrogen fixation
nitrogen fixation, any natural or industrial process that causes free nitrogen
Nitrification
a microbial process by which reduced nitrogen compounds (primarily ammonia) are sequentially oxidized to nitrite and nitrate
Denitrification
the process by which combined nitrogen is reduced to gaseous end products
Assimilation
the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas.
Inputs and outputs of:
Photosynthesis
Carbon dioxide and water are inputs of photosynthesis. Oxygen and sugars are outputs
Inputs and outputs of:
Cellular Respiration
glucose and oxygen as inputs, and produces carbon dioxide, water, and energy (ATP) as outputs
What type of organisms perform the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration
Plants
The major abiotic reservoirs of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus
air - atmospheric cycle
The processes by which carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus enter the food chain and how they return to abiotic reservoirs
Biogeochemical cycles
How humans affect the carbon and nitrogen cycles
The global carbon cycle is being modified principally by the burning of fossil fuels, and also by deforestation
Differentiate between how energy and how carbon flow through a food chain
Food Chain is a linear sequence of organisms through which the transfer of energy and nutrients takes place
Compare and contrast pathways of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycles
Unlike the carbon or nitrogen cycles, which involve significant atmospheric components, the phosphorus cycle is primarily terrestrial and aquatic, with no major gaseous phase
