Biology Nutrient Cycles Vocab Review

Organisms that live in the roots of legumes and convert gaseous nitrogen to solid nitrogen.

• Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria

• Greenhouse Gas

• Eutrophication

• Fossil Fuel

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Any gas that can store heat and contribute to global warming.

• Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria

• Greenhouse Gas

• Eutrophication

• Fossil Fuel

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Coal, gasoline, and oil are examples of this energy source.

• Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria

• Greenhouse Gas

• Eutrophication

• Fossil Fuel

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

The process by which solid nitrogen is released from the soil as gaseous nitrogen.

• Denitrification

• Greenhouse Effect

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The process by which the atmosphere traps heat that radiates from the earth's surface.

• Denitrification

• Greenhouse Effect

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

The process by which water vapor is added to the atmosphere from the stomata of plants.

• Denitrification

• Greenhouse Effect

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The process by which water vapor is added to the atmosphere from standing water.

• Denitrification

• Greenhouse Effect

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The way that water returns to the earth from the atmosphere.

• Precipitation

• Lag Phase

• Exponential Phase

• Stabilization Phase

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The phase of a logistic growth curve with very slow population growth.

• Precipitation

• Lag Phase

• Exponential Phase

• Stabilization Phase

The phase of a logistic growth curve where the population is growing rapidly without limits.

• Precipitation

• Lag Phase

• Exponential Phase

• Stabilization Phase