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Cycles of Matter Ch. 5 sec. 2 Water Carbon Nitrogen Phosphorus
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All living things need: Water Minerals Other compounds 95% of an organism is made of Oxygen Carbon Hydrogen Nitrogen
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What is the difference between ENERGY FLOW and CYCLES OF MATTER? Energy flows one way! (open system) Matter recycles again and again! (closed system)
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Matter is neither created nor destroyed, just reused in different forms of life and the physical environment.
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Biogeochemical cycle: chemicals cycle through the biotic and abiotic parts of the Earth.
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An Outhouse for the Sea
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The Water Cycle Water cycles between atmosphere, land, and ocean. Condensation - gas to liquid Precipitation - liquid or solid falls Evaporation - liquid to gas Transpiration - evaporation from plant leaves Runoff – water running off land Groundwater – water under ground Percolation (infiltration) – water soaking into ground
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The Carbon Cycle Combustion - burning (combining C w/ O 2 ) Cellular respiration – breathing out CO 2 Photosynthesis – plants take in CO 2 and give off O 2 Decomposition – bacteria give CO 2 off when they break down dead organisms.
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The Nitrogen Cycle N 2 gas is “fixed” into ammonia (NH 3 ) by bacteria. Plants absorb N and animals take in N when they eat plants. (makes muscle) Ammonia from waste is converted back to nitrite and then nitrate by bacteria.
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New Nitrogen Cycle Research
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The Phosphorus Cycle P makes up ATP and DNA P in soil and rocks dissolves in water and is absorbed by plants as nutrient. Animals eat plants and get P Dead animals return P to soil
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And so it keeps on cycling!
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