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What is the role of trees and rainforest plants in the water cycle?
They return a great deal of water to the atmosphere through transpiration from their leaves.
How can cutting large tracts of rainforests affect the water cycle?
It can interrupt the water 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 the carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycles?
They are biogeochemical cycles that play a vital role in global systems and the function of ecosystems.
What is the role of oxygen in the carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycles?
Oxygen is released into the atmosphere by photosynthesis and participates in the 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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