Biogeochemical cycle vocab.
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| 35179319 | Macronutrient | elements required in large amounts by all living things. | |
| 35179320 | Micronutrient | elements either required in small amounts by all living things, or only required by some living things. | |
| 35179321 | Residence Time | the amount of time an element resides in a reservoir of the biogeochemical cycle. | |
| 35179322 | Flux/Rate of Transfer | amount of element that leaves or enters a reservoir per unit of time. | |
| 35179323 | Limiting Factor | the amount of an element that resricts or hinders growth. | |
| 35179324 | Evaporation | liquid to gas; ocean to atmosphere; Earth to clouds. | |
| 35179325 | Condensation | gas to liquid; water converted to liquid due to the cooling of air. | |
| 35179326 | Precipitation | gas to solid/liquid; rain, hail, snow. | |
| 35179327 | Respiration | the small amount of water vapor released into the air by living things. | |
| 35179328 | Run-Off | water on soil, headed to a body of water. | |
| 35179329 | Percolation | water is filtered down through the soil. | |
| 35179330 | Consumption | water is ingested by living organisms. | |
| 35179331 | Transpiration | plants releasing water; human sweat. | |
| 35179332 | CO2 | carbon dioxide. | |
| 35179333 | C6H12O6 | glucose (sugar). | |
| 35179334 | CH4 | methane/natural gas. | |
| 35179335 | CO2 | carbonate. | |
| 35179336 | HCO3 | bicarbonate. | |
| 35179337 | Photosynthesis | the absorbtion of sugars and carbon dioxide from the air into plants, using the sun as energy, and oxygen as a biproduct. | |
| 35179338 | Cellular Respiration | the oxidation of organic compounds that occurs within cells, producing energy for cellular processes. | |
| 35179339 | Assimilation | the consumption of an element (i.e carbon) by a living organism. | |
| 35179340 | Lithification | the process(es) by which unconsolidated materials are converted into coherent solid rock, as by compaction. | |
| 35179341 | Decomposition | the desposal of rotten material by means of another organism feeding off of it; reduces complex organisms into simpler forms. | |
| 35179342 | Coalification | the conversion of organic material into coal. | |
| 35179343 | Combustion | the action of burning; usually accompanied by a source of oxygen. | |
| 35179344 | Erosion | the weathering or wearing away of a rock surface or waterway due to natural processes over time. | |
| 35330547 | PO4 | phosphate. | |
| 35330548 | Eutrophication | increase in element require for living things; i.e phosphorus in large amounts trigger algae blooms in lakes. | |
| 35330549 | N2 | nitrogen. | |
| 35330550 | NO3 | nitrate. | |
| 35330551 | NO2 | nitrogen dioxide. | |
| 35330552 | NH3 | ammonia. | |
| 35330553 | NH4 | ammonium. | |
| 35330554 | N2O | nitrous oxide. | |
| 35330555 | Nitrogen Fixation | the process(es) by which nitrogen is converted into different forms; ammonia, nitrate, ion, or amino acids; converted by microrganisms and lightning. | |
| 35330556 | Denitrification | bacteria's conversion of nitrate into molecular nitrogen; an important step in the nitrogen cycle. | |
| 35330557 | Leaching | water penitration the surface of the ground and carrying soild particles downward; chemical weathering. | |
| 35330558 | Ammonification | ammonia formed by the decomposition of organic matter. | |
| 35330559 | Nitrification | the conversion of ammonia in the soil by plants into usable nitrates. | |
| 35330560 | Igneous Rock | rocks formed by the solidification of magma; extrusive/surface; intrusive/beneath the surface. | |
| 35710885 | Sedimentary Rock | rock that often contains fossils, solidification of sediment often deposited by water ways. | |
| 35710886 | Metamorphic Rock | rock formed under extreme heat and pressure in the earth's lithosphere; i.e marble, slate, gniess, schist, quartzite, and various jems. | |
| 36049477 | Biosynthesis | the conversion of an element into a useful form once inside a living organism (i.e carbon to carbohydrates). |
