APES Cycles Flashcards

9683251392	aerobic respiration	Respiration type that requires oxygen, converts organic compounds such as glucose (C6H12O6) to CO2 and water.	0
9683303379	anaerobic respiration	Respiration type that does not require oxygen	1
9683303380	photosynthesis	Plants convert atmospheric C (CO2) into complex carbohydrates.	2
9683305918	Nutrients _______ within ecosystems	cycle	3
9685443815	Macronutrients	Requires in large amounts by living things.	4
9685464220	Micronutrients	Requires in small amounts by living things.	5
9685474367	Nitrogen Cycle	know it	6
9685479759	Nitrogen	moves between reservoirs rapidly	7
9687262468	Nitrification	ammonia is converted to nitrate ions	8
9687272767	Nitrogen Fixing	because atmospheric N cannot be used directly by plants it must first be converted into ammonia by bacteria	9
9687295115	Role or Legumes in N Fixation	bacteria on roots of legume plants convert atmospheric nitrogen to ammonia	10
9687310277	Ammonification	decomposers convert ammonia back into N	11
9687322534	Assimilation	inorganic N is converted into organic molecules such as DNA/amino acids and proteins	12
9687340085	Denitrification	bacteria convert ammonia back into N	13
9687351290	Humans alter nitrogen cycle by	releasing NOx by burning fossil fuels, applying fertilizers	14
9687365789	Largest reservoirs of C	carbonate rocks first, oceans second	15
9687376578	Humans alter carbon cycle by	releasing CO2 through burning of fossil fuels, deforestation(carbon from trees to atmospheric CO2)	16
9687399291	Effects of disrupting carbon cycle	too much CO2, global warming, too little, global cooling	17
9687412752	Organic Compounds	compounds containing carbon (inorganic compounds don't contain carbon)	18
9687425474	Phosphorus	moves between reservoirs slowly as it is tied up for long periods of time in rocks and does not have a gaseous phase, released by rocks by weathering	19
9687448484	Phosphorus cycles slowly because	it lacks major gaseous phase in contrast to nitrogen and carbon	20
9687463004	Humans alter the phosphorus cycle by	applying fertilizers	21
9687466452	Phosphate	phosphorus bonded with four oxygen atoms	22
9687479454	Organic Phosphate	organophosphate, phosphate bonded to an organic molecule	23