Recycling in Nature Vocab List

The sphere that contains all living things

The cycle that involves CO₂ found in our atmosphere

The term used to describe the burning of fossil fuels

A process in living organisms involving the production of energy, typically with the intake of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide

1. A natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.

the biogeochemical cycle by which the element is converted into multiple chemical forms

A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

The term we use to describe organisms that consume other organisms to obtain their energy

microorganisms whose action results in the conversion of nitrates in the soil to free atmospheric nitrogen: DENITRIFYING ________

a term used to describe plants in the legume family, which includes the plants that produce beans, peas, and lentils: L________S PLANTS