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What is the role of trees and rainforest plants in the water cycle?
They return water to the atmosphere through transpiration from their leaves, which feeds heavy local rainstorms.
How can cutting large tracts of rainforests affect the water cycle?
It can interrupt the cycle and cause long-lasting local climate change.
What are nutrients and why are they important for organisms?
Nutrients are elements that organisms need to sustain life. They are important for building tissues and carrying out life functions.
What are biogeochemical cycles and why are the carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycles important?
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.
What is the role of oxygen in the carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycles?
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.
Test your knowledge on the water cycle and its connection to the biosphere. Learn how living organisms, such as rainforest plants, influence rainfall patterns through transpiration.
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