APES Flashcards

7510297602	Fixation	Atmospheric Nitrogen to Ammonium	0
7510317886	Ammonification	Organic Molecules to Ammonium	1
7510345637	Denitrification	Organic Molecules to Atmospheric Nitrogen	2
7510376477	Assimilation	Nitrate and Nitrite to Organic Molecules	3
7514893702	Nitrification	Nitrate and Nitrite to Ammonium	4
7572676264	Sink	A reservoir that takes up a chemical element or compound from another part of its natural cycle	5
7572676265	Source	Any process or activity through which greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere	6
7572676266	How plate tectonics, hydrologic and rock cycle are nutrient cycling	the evolution of rocks, largely proceeds from currents that largely arise out of the hydrologic cycle, and the chief driver of rock recycling is plate tectonics.c	7
7575357898	Biogeography chemicals cycles	Pathway of elements more through, biota, soil, water and atmosphere	8
7575586928	Symbiotic	A relationship of two species that live in close association with each other. Long term	9
7575586929	Diatomic	Consisting of two atoms	10
7575586930	Leaching	drain away from soil, ash, or similar material by the action of percolating liquid, especially rainwater.	11
7575586931	Deposition	Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations.	12
7575586932	Macromolecules	A very large organic molecule composed of many smaller molecules	13
7575586933	Budget	An accounting of the income, use, and loss of energy especially in an ecosystem.	14