Biology 9 Ecology Recycling of Matter Winnacunnet
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| 319136051 | Precipitation | the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) | |
| 319136052 | Evaporation | Liquid to Gas | |
| 319136053 | Transpiration | the process by which plants release water vapor into the air through openings in their leaves known as stomata | |
| 319136054 | Condensation | when water cools and changes from a gas to a liquid | |
| 319136055 | Runoff | rainfall not absorbed by the soil that runs into streams and rivers | |
| 319136056 | Infiltration | The seepage of water into soil or rock | |
| 319136057 | Ground water | Water that filters into the ground from the surface; the source of water for springs or wells | |
| 319136058 | Cellular respiration | process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen and carbon dioxide, water and energy is released | |
| 319136059 | Decomposition | the breakdown of dead organisms by bacteria or fungi | |
| 319136060 | Fossil fuels | coal, oil, natural gas, and other fuels that are ancient remains of plants and animals | |
| 319136061 | Climate change | ..., The change in global climate patterns apparent from the mid to late 20th century onwards, attributed largely to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels. | |
| 319136062 | Photosynthesis | ..., process by which plants and some other organisms use light energy (Sun) to convert water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and glucose | |
| 319136063 | Nitrogen fixation | process by which certain bacteria convert nitrogen gas to ammonia | |
| 319136064 | Ammonia | ..., A pungent gas compounded of nitrogen and hydrogen (NH₃) Nitrogen gas (N2) is converted into Ammonia through ammonification | |
| 319136067 | Nitrification | process by which bacteria in the soil take up ammonia and convert it into nitrites (NO2) and nitrates (NO3) | |
| 319136068 | ammonification | decomposers break down the corpses and wastes of organisms releasing the nitrogen as ammonia | |
| 319136069 | Carbon dioxide gas formula | CO2 | |
| 319136070 | Water formula | H2O | |
| 319136071 | Ammonia formula | NH3-- is nitrogen plus three hydrogens this compound is found in animal and human waste | |
| 319136072 | Nitrogen formula | N2-- nitorgen gas makes up about 80% of our atmosphere | |
| 319136073 | Oxygen gas formula | O2 | |
| 319136074 | Nitrate | Nitrate NO3 is nitorgen plus three oxygens This compound can be absorbed by plants | |
| 319136075 | Water cycle | the continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back | |
| 319136076 | Carbon Oxygen cycle | The movement of carbon and oxygen through the environment. Involves respiration, photosynthesis, decomposition, burning of oxygen, and plants and animals. | |
| 319136077 | Nitrogen cycle | the transfer of nitrogen from the atmosphere to the soil, to living organisms, and back to the atmosphere, the cycle in which nitrogen gas is changed into forms of nitrogen that plants can use | |
| 319136078 | Why is bacteria important to the nitrogen cycle ? | Other than lightning, only certain bacteria can take nitrogen and convert it into a usable form | |
| 319140661 | Hydrologic cycle | another name for the water cycle | |
| 323374887 | Nitrite formula | NO2 Nitrite Nitrogen plus two oxygens This compound is used by bacteria to change ammonia (NH3) into nitrate (NO3) | |
| 323379950 | why do living things need carbon? | carbon is found in all living things & is necessary to life. It is the essential ingredient in carbohydrate molecules because carbon is needed to store energy. | |
| 323379951 | why do living things need oxygen? | Oxygen is needed to all living things because it is required for the process of cellular respiration because it is needed to release energy. | |
| 323379952 | How is carbon stored inside living organisms? | Organic Compounds: Carbs, Lipids (fats), Proteins, Nucleic Acids | |
| 323379953 | In what form does carbon leave an organism | through cellular respiration it leaves as CO2 | |
| 323379954 | In what form is carbon extracted from the ground? | Fossil fuels (stored carbon) | |
| 323379955 | In what form is carbon found when it is being burned by a factory or a car? | Through combustion it is found as CO2 | |
| 323379956 | Carbon Dioxide-Oxygen Cycle (LIST) | Plants take in CO2 during photosynthesis They use the CO2 to make food(glucose) They release O2 (oxygen) to the air Animals/humans take O2 in from the air They release CO2 during cellular respiration Decomposers break down dead plants and animals which releases CO2 into atmosphere CYCLE STARTS OVER AGAIN! | |
| 323379957 | Four major elements that make up over 99% of your body | HONC: Hydrogen Oxygen Nitrogen Carbon | |
| 323379958 | Nitrogen Cycle (LIST) | 1.Nitrogen(N2) gas in the atmosphere (not in usable form) 2. bacteria in soil "fixes" nitrogen to be in a usable form: N2 to NH3 (ammonia) to Nitrite (NO2) to Nitrate (NO3) 3. Plants absorb Nitrates (NO3) to make proteins 4. animals consume plants 5. animals produce waste -- NH3 (ammonia) 6. ammonification--decomposers break down the corpses and wastes of organisms releasing the nitrogen as ammonia 7.denitrification--conversion of nitrates in the soil by bacteria into nitrogen gas and is released into atmosphere 8. Cycle STARTS OVER | |
| 323379959 | WATER CYCLE ( LIST ) | 1. water gets into atmosphere through evaporation (sun) and transpiration (plants) 2. water condeses into gas form and stored in clouds 3. water returns to liquid through precipitation (rain, snow, hail ) 4. water returns to earth via precipitation in the form of runoff, infiltration, storage (ocean, lakes, underground, ice caps, glaciers) START CYCLE OVER | |
| 323480807 | why do living organisms need nitrogen ? | nitrogen is used by the body to make proteins and nucleic acids--necessary for life | |
| 323499144 | denitrification | conversion of nitrates in the soil by bacteria into nitrogen gas | |
| 323507087 | photosynthesis formula | 6CO2 (carbon dioxide) + 6H2O (water) + sunlight (light energy) => C6H12O6 (sugar) + 6O2 (oxygen) importance: glucose (sugar) drives metabolism and growth in most organisms | |
| 323507088 | cellular respiration formula | C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 (carbon dioxide) + 6H2O + energy |
