Cycles of Matter 3.4
Matter is recycled w/in and b/t ecosystems Moves through biogeochemical cycles Involves the following processes– Biological Geological Chemical and physical Plus, human activity
Water Cycle Water moves between oceans, atmosphere, land, & organisms
Nutrient Cycles Carbon – Importance – Component of all organic compounds, in animal skeletons & rocks, as CO2 in atmosphere and oceans, fossil fuels
Nitrogen – Importance – Needed to make amino acids, in atmosphere, in soil, decaying organic matter, in oceans
Phosphorus – Importance – Part of DNA & RNA, mostly on land in rocks & minerals, in oceans
Nutrient Limitation Primary productivity – rate at which primary producers create organic material Limiting nutrient – nutrient not available for photosynthesis, so it can’t occur