CH 8: Nutrient cycles

What is a key process in the oxygen cycle that involves plants releasing oxygen?

How do plants contribute to the carbon cycle?

Which process involves the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia or nitrates?

What is the main reason why nitrogen must be converted into usable forms by living organisms?

Which process in the carbon cycle involves the burning of organic materials and fossil fuels?

What is a critical role of the nutrient cycles in ecosystems?

In the nitrogen cycle, what is the final step where nitrates are reduced back to nitrogen gas?

What happens during metabolism and cellular respiration in the carbon cycle?

What is the primary source of water for evaporation in the water cycle?

Which term represents the combined process of evaporation and transpiration?

Which process involves water vapor cooling and converting back into liquid form?

Which process describes the return of water to Earth in various forms such as rain, sleet, snow, and hail?

What is the process where water seeps into the soil, undergoing filtration and purification?

What process involves plants losing water from their surfaces?

Which term describes the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth?

What is the primary role of respiration in the oxygen cycle?

In the carbon cycle, what process involves the conversion of atmospheric carbon dioxide into organic molecules?

What is the significance of photosynthesis in the nitrogen cycle?

Which process returns carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere in the carbon cycle?

How do living organisms contribute to the nitrogen cycle through ingestion?

What is the primary function of nitrification in the nitrogen cycle?

Which step completes the oxygen cycle by consuming oxygen produced during photosynthesis?

In the carbon cycle, what process involves releasing carbon dioxide by decomposing organisms?

What key process in the water cycle involves water vapor converting back into liquid form?

Which process in the water cycle contributes to atmospheric moisture through plant loss?

Which process in the water cycle involves the return of water to Earth in various forms?

What term describes the combined process of evaporation and transpiration?

Which process in the water cycle involves water seeping into the soil and undergoing filtration?

What is the primary source of water for evaporation in the water cycle?

Which process in the water cycle involves water freezing into ice or thawing?

How does the nitrogen cycle ensure the availability of nitrogen for living organisms?

What is the primary role of combustion in the carbon cycle?

Why are photosynthesis and respiration considered complementary processes in the oxygen cycle?

What is the significance of precipitation in the carbon cycle?

In the nitrogen cycle, what is the function of denitrification?

Why is decomposition important in the carbon cycle?

What is a key difference between the oxygen and nitrogen cycles?

What distinguishes metabolism and cellular respiration in the carbon cycle from other processes?

Which process in the water cycle is responsible for the filtration and purification of water as it permeates deeper into the soil?

Which process in the water cycle significantly contributes to atmospheric moisture through plant loss?

What term describes the combined process of evaporation and transpiration in the water cycle?

Which process in the water cycle involves the conversion of water vapor back into liquid form?

Which process in the water cycle returns water to Earth in various forms such as rain, sleet, snow, and hail?

Which process in the water cycle involves water seeping into the soil and undergoing filtration?

What is the primary source of water for evaporation in the water cycle?