Matter Cycles

Matter Cycles in the Ecosystem

Learning Target:
Model and demonstrate energy flow and matter cycle through an ecosystem and explain role of photosynthesis in these cycles.

Matter Cycles

The continuous movement of matter through the living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem is a continuous process, a cycle.

A cycle is a series of events that happens over and over again.

Matter in an ecosystem may change form, but it never leaves the ecosystem, so the matter is said to cycle through the ecosystem.

Law of Conservation of Mass - Matter can not be created or destroyed. It can only be changed.

Multiple Select

What two gases make up most of the atmosphere

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Argon

• Carbon Dioxide

• Helium

Labelling

Pick the correct order of ingredients for Photosynthesis.

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Carbon dioxide

Sunlight

Water

Glucose

Oxygen

Match

Match the following

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

Referring to all of the living organisms on Earth

All the water at and near the surface of the Earth

Consists of all the land on Earth (core, mantle, crust)

A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon.

• Referring to all of the living organisms on Earth

• All the water at and near the surface of the Earth

• Consists of all the land on Earth (core, mantle, crust)

• A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon.

Multiple Choice

What is the main topic of the transcript?

• The importance of pine trees.

• The role of bumblebees in pollination.

• The production of Swiss cheese.

• The carbon cycle and its significance

Match

Match the following

• Evaporation

• Percolation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Runoff

Turning from a liquid into a gas

Water that soaks into the ground

Turning from a gas into a liquid

Any form of water falling from clouds

Water that flows over the ground

• Turning from a liquid into a gas

• Water that soaks into the ground

• Turning from a gas into a liquid

• Any form of water falling from clouds

• Water that flows over the ground

Multiple Choice

What would happen if a plant receives more light. Would the rate of Photosynthesis increase or decrease or stay the same

• The rate of Photosynthesis would decrease significantly.
• The rate of Photosynthesis would remain constant regardless of light.
• The rate of Photosynthesis would stop completely.
• The rate of Photosynthesis would increase, up to a point.

Labelling

Label each part of of the water cycle

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Runoff

Evaporation

Percolation

Precipitation

Condensation

The Carbon Cycle

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The key ingredient in all
living organisms

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It is the fourth most
abundant element in the
universe

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Found in oceans, in the
air, and in certain types of
rocks

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Though widely distributed,
not very plentiful

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Makes up more
compounds than all other
elements combined

Multiple Choice

What happens when water vapor cools

• It changes back to vapor

• It changes into plasma

• It changes into ice

• It changes back into liquid water

Multiple Choice

What two processes drive the Biological Carbon Cycle

• Cellular Respiration & Photosynthesis

• Respiration and Nucleosynthesis

• Fission & Fusion

• Homeostasis & Biogenesis

Multiple Choice

Carbon can be found in all of the following EXCEPT:

• Animals

• Plants

• Rocks

• Stars

Labelling

Identify the different parts of the Carbon Cycle

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consumption (eating)

decomposition

combustion (burning of fossil fuels)

photosynthesis

cellular respiration

Match

Match the following

• Photosynthesis

• Cellular respiration

• Mitochondria

• Chloroplasts

Makes glucose using sunlight

Breaks down glucose for energy

Powerhouse of the cell

Photosynthesis location

• Makes glucose using sunlight

• Breaks down glucose for energy

• Powerhouse of the cell

• Photosynthesis location

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a major carbon pool (reservoir) on Earth?

• Atmosphere

• Oceans

• Forests

• Deserts

Multiple Select

The Carbon Cycle is important because

• it moves carbon from the atmosphere and back to the ocean

• It allows it to destroy carbon to regulate the tempurature

• It regulates the Earth's temperature by storing carbon for different periods of time

• It allows for the catalyst to ignite the Tempuran cycle

Multiple Choice

Humans have a significant impact on the carbon cycle primarily by:

• Increasing the number of trees.

• Reducing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

• Burning Fossil Fuels

• Stopping the natural movement of carbon.

Water -

Necessary for survival

Essential For All Life

Oxygen -

Cellular respiration

Nitrogen -

Helps stabilize & break
down organic matter

Multiple Choice

What is the waste product of photosynthesis that is used by cellular respiration?

• Water
• Carbon dioxide
• Oxygen
• Glucose

Multiple Select

What are the essential ingrediants to support life on Earth

• Water

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Carbon Monoxide

• Synaptede

Biosphere

Hydrosphere

Atmosphere

Geosphere

The Four Spheres of the Earth

The Sun

The energy driver

of many of the
Earth system
interactions

Closed System

Earth receives

energy from the sun,
but very little matter
enters or exits our

system

Earth's Core

Earth receives

energy from the sun,
but very little matter
enters or exits our

system

Biosphere

●Plants

●Animals

●Fungi

●Bacteria

●Algae

●Coral reefs

●Producers,
Consumers,

Hydrosphere

●Water (Liquid,
Solid, Gas]

●Water Cycle

●Oceans

●Lakes

●Rivers

●Glaciers

●Snow Cover

●Soil Moisture

Atmosphere

●Air

●Winds

●Weather

●Climate

●Jet Stream

●Heat Mixing

●Tornado

●CO2/O2 Mixing

Geosphere

●Land

●Plate Tectonics

●Volcanoes

●The Rock Cycle

●Sedimentation

●Earthquakes

●Magnetism

●Fossilization

●Earthquakes

Could you be
drinking the same
water as George
Washington?

Water is recycled

constantly through the

ecosystem. That means any

water you drank today has

been around for millions of

years.

Where does all of this

water come from?

Is it new water?

● What do you use

water for?

● Where do you use

the water?

● Where does the

water comes
from?

The Carbon Cycle

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What two Gases are most

abundant in the atmosphere?

● Nitrogen & Oxygen

● Other gases

○ Argon

○ Carbon Dioxide

The Water Cycle

The Water Cycle

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Evaporation - The process

by which water changes

from liquid form to

atmospheric gas

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Transpiration - The process

of water entering the

atmosphere by

evaporation from the

leaves of plants

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Percolation - Water which is

absorbed into the ground

The Water Cycle

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Precipitation - water vapor

condenses and falls in the

form of rain, snow, sleet,

etc.

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Runoff - Surface runoff is

the flow of water that

occurs when excess water

from rain, meltwater, or

other sources flows over

the Earth's surface

Photosynthesis

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There are two main phases
to the process of
photosynthesis.

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In the first phase, sunlight is
captured by the
chloroplasts and the energy
is stored in a chemical
called ATP.

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In the second phase, the
ATP is used to create sugar
and organic compounds.

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Only plants use Photosynthesis to create food

Cellular Respiration

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Cellular respiration is the
process by which cells
break down simple food
molecules to release the
energy they contain.

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Both Plants and animals use Cellular Respiration to break down glucose

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These two processes drive
the Biological Carbon Cycle

It is a vital part of the
relationship between
animals and plants.

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Multiple Choice

What does Mufasa explain to Simba about the animals in the Pride Lands?

• Mufasa states that animals should avoid each other to survive.
• Mufasa explains that all animals are interconnected in the circle of life.
• Mufasa explains that only predators matter in the ecosystem.
• Mufasa tells Simba that animals in the Pride Lands are enemies.

Multiple Choice

What is the continuous movement of matter through the living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem called?

• Matter Cycle

• Nitrogen Cycle

• Geological Cycle

• Marvel Expanded Cycle

• Water Cycle

Multiple Choice

How does a volcanic eruption affect Earth's interconnected cycles?

• Volcanic eruptions only affect the atmosphere.
• Volcanic eruptions have no impact on nutrient cycles.
• Volcanic eruptions improve water quality increasing the salinity.

• It affects all the spheres (atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere).

Multiple Select

The "Law of Conservation of Mass" states that Matter can neither be _____ or _____

• Created

• Destroyed

• Recycled

• Transposed

• Obliviated

Multiple Choice

Is Earth a closed or open system

• Closed

• Open

Multiple Choice

The atmosphere is MOSTLY made up of which gas?

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Argon

For hundreds of millions of years, the
chemicals and elements found on
Earth have changed very little.

The amount of one element or
chemical in the Earth’s surface is
practically the same as it was many
millions of years ago.

The Carbon Cycle

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This balance is maintained
by cycles between the
Earth and its organisms.

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The elements of the Earth
are taken into lifeforms,
used to sustain the
organism, and later
released in the form of
waste, or through
decomposition upon the
death of the organism.

Fast Cycles:

❖ Biological

cycle

❖ Water cycle.

Slow Cycles:

❖ Geologic

cycle.

The Carbon Cycle

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This consistency is
one of the things
that makes life on
Earth possible.

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How do humans
upset the Carbon
Cycle?

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They add
carbon to the
cycle before it
is ready.

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One of the
ways this is
done is
through the
burning of
fossil fuels

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The
destruction of
carbon
reservoirs

What are fossil fuels?
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Coal, Oil, Natural Gas

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Ancient remains of plants and animals