The Water Cycle and Biosphere Quiz

They return water to the atmosphere through transpiration from their leaves, which feeds heavy local rainstorms.

It can interrupt the cycle and cause long-lasting local climate change.

Nutrients are elements that organisms need to sustain life. They are important for building tissues and carrying out life functions.

<p>Biogeochemical cycles are the cycles through which nutrients cycle through organisms and their environments. The carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycles are important for the function of all ecosystems.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Oxygen is constantly released into the atmosphere by photosynthesis and is essential to all organisms that use cellular respiration for energy. It also participates in parts of the carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycles by combining with these elements and cycling with them.</p> Signup and view all the answers