Cycles Through The Ecosystem The movement of a

Cycles Through The Ecosystem

• The movement of a particular chemical through the biological (living) and geological (non-living) parts of an ecosystem

• Water (hydrologic) • Oxygen (O₂) • Carbon (C) • Nitrogen (N) • Phosphorus (P)

• Hydrologic cycle

2. Condensation • Is the process that turns water vapor into liquid , which causes the formation of clouds.

land or in a body of water such as streams, lakes and ocean.

transpiration.

• 5. When water is heated in an ocean, the liquid water changes form and turns into water vapor. • 6. evaporation.

precipitation

ground water

True

False • Only in plants

Fill in the diagram using the following terms: -Condensation -Evaporation -Transpiration -Precipitation -Percolation (ground water)

photosynthesis.

ozone Skin cancer

ocean crust

respiration

waste

phytoplankton photosynthesis. sunlight oxide lithosphere oxidation

oxygen. photosynthesis sugar and

respiration

ocean

decayed. • Today these deposits are burned as fossil fuels, which include oil, natural gas and coal.

fossil fuels.

methane

greenhouse effect.

Carbon Cycle Explained

78% atmosphere.

nitrogen fixing

proteins.

ammonia and nitrate

Denitrifying

plants and animals waste

• Label the diagram using the following words • Plant made protein • Nitrites • Nitrates • Ammonia • Dead plants and animals • Animal Protein • Nitrogen in the air

Nitrogen Cycle Explained

rocks and minerals

DNA We are made of DNA!!

plants, waste

pollution. basins.

overgrowth

• Agriculture runoff goes into aquatic ecosystems which cause plants to grow and overpopulate the water.

Crash Course Nitrogen & Phosphorus

Acid Rain Explained