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1 Cycles of Matter 3.4

2 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

3 Water Cycle Water moves between oceans, atmosphere, land, & organisms

4 Nutrient Cycles Carbon – Importance –
Component of all organic compounds, in animal skeletons & rocks, as CO2 in atmosphere and oceans, fossil fuels

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6 Nitrogen – Importance –
Needed to make amino acids, in atmosphere, in soil, decaying organic matter, in oceans

7 Phosphorus – Importance –
Part of DNA & RNA, mostly on land in rocks & minerals, in oceans

8 Nutrient Limitation Primary productivity – rate at which primary producers create organic material Limiting nutrient – nutrient not available for photosynthesis, so it can’t occur

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