Segment 2: Scope 3 Interaction of Organisms and Earth’s Systems

ammonification

• The process by which bacteria convert organic nitrogen into inorganic ammonium

• The reduction of oxidized forms of nitrogen (nitrates), ultimately resulting in molecular nitrogen

• The process that decreases the pH of the ocean due to an increase in the absorption of carbon dioxide

• A reaction that causes a molecule or atom to lose electrons

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atmosphere

• The whole mass of air surrounding Earth; made up of 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and other trace gases

• The portion of the Earth system that includes Earth’s interior, rocks and minerals, landforms, and the processes that shape Earth’s surface

• All water on Earth, including oceans, surface water, groundwater, and glaciers

• Pathways for the transport and transformation of matter within four categorical areas that make up planet Earth (the biosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and atmosphere)

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biogeochemical cycles

• The whole mass of air surrounding Earth; made up of 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and other trace gases

• The portion of the Earth system that includes Earth’s interior, rocks and minerals, landforms, and the processes that shape Earth’s surface

• All water on Earth, including oceans, surface water, groundwater, and glaciers

• Pathways for the transport and transformation of matter within four categorical areas that make up planet Earth (the biosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and atmosphere)

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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biogeochemical cycles

• The whole mass of air surrounding Earth; made up of 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and other trace gases

• The portion of the Earth system that includes Earth’s interior, rocks and minerals, landforms, and the processes that shape Earth’s surface

• All water on Earth, including oceans, surface water, groundwater, and glaciers

• Pathways for the transport and transformation of matter within four categorical areas that make up planet Earth (the biosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and atmosphere)

biogeography

• The study of the past and present geographical distribution of species

• The portion of the Earth system that includes Earth’s interior, rocks and minerals, landforms, and the processes that shape Earth’s surface

• All water on Earth, including oceans, surface water, groundwater, and glaciers

• Pathways for the transport and transformation of matter within four categorical areas that make up planet Earth (the biosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and atmosphere)

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

carbon cycle

• The continuous movement of carbon in and among the abiotic environment and living things

• The reduction of oxidized forms of nitrogen (nitrates), ultimately resulting in molecular nitrogen

• The process by which nitrogen is converted between various chemical forms as it cycles among the soil, biosphere, lithosphere, and atmosphere

• The cycling of oxygen through the biosphere and atmosphere from photosynthesis and cellular respiration

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coevolution

• When the interaction of two species or processes influence the evolution of each other

• A response within a system that affects the productivity of that system by amplifying or diminishing its end product

• A reaction that causes a molecule or atom to lose electrons

• A change in the types of species present in a community over time

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denitrification

• The process by which bacteria convert organic nitrogen into inorganic ammonium

• The reduction of oxidized forms of nitrogen (nitrates), ultimately resulting in molecular nitrogen

• The process that decreases the pH of the ocean due to an increase in the absorption of carbon dioxide

• A reaction that causes a molecule or atom to lose electrons

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

feedback

• When the interaction of two species or processes influence the evolution of each other

• A response within a system that affects the productivity of that system by amplifying or diminishing its end product

• A reaction that causes a molecule or atom to lose electrons

• A change in the types of species present in a community over time

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

geosphere

• The whole mass of air surrounding Earth; made up of 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and other trace gases

• The portion of the Earth system that includes Earth’s interior, rocks and minerals, landforms, and the processes that shape Earth’s surface

• All water on Earth, including oceans, surface water, groundwater, and glaciers

• Pathways for the transport and transformation of matter within four categorical areas that make up planet Earth (the biosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and atmosphere)

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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