Evaluation BIO

This is called when the nitrifying bacteria is converted.

Not all of the nitrate is absorbed but some of it goes to the bacteria that released the nitrogen to the atmosphere. 

A water that moves from the Earth's surface to the atmosphere via evaporation. Evaporation occurs when energy (heat) forces the bonds that hold water molecules together to break.

Liquid water evaporates into water vapor, condenses to form clouds, and precipitates back to earth in the form of rain and snow.

Plants, algae, and some bacteria convert carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into organic compounds, such as glucose, through the ______.

 This acid can dissolve minerals in rocks and soils, releasing calcium and magnesium ions that can combine with bicarbonate ions to form limestone and other minerals. This process is known as______. 

 The movements of matter within and between ecosystems involving biological, geological, and chemical processes. 

Biogeochemical cycles help energy move through ecosystems smoothly.

 It describes how phosphorus moves through the Earth’s systems

 It is the first process of the phosphorus cycle.