Unit 4 Biochemical Cycles Vocab

Decomposers turn nitrogen compounds from dead organisms and organic waste into ammonium.

• Nitrate
• Nitrogen gas
• Urea
• Ammonification

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This is the uptake of nitrates from the soil by the roots of plants.

• Nitrate decomposition
• Assimilation

• Nitrate fixation
• Nitrate absorption

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Process in which elements, chemical compounds, and other forms of matter are passed from one part of the biosphere to another.

• Nutrient absorption
• Biogeochemical cycles
• Photosynthesis
• Cellular respiration

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Increasing concentration of a harmful substance in organisms at higher trophic levels in a food chain or food web.

• Bioaccumulation
• Eutrophication
• Trophic Cascade
• Biological magnification

Average year-year conditions of temperature and precipitation in an area over a long period of time.

• Ecosystem
• Climate
• Weather
• Atmosphere

Measurable long-term changes in averages of temperature, clouds, winds, precipitation, and the frequency of extreme weather events such as floods, major storms, and heat waves.

• Seasonal variations
• Weather patterns
• Climate change
• Atmospheric pressure changes

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The burning of fossil fuels, releases vast amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere.

• Fossilization

• Combustion

• Denitrification

• Global warming

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Water vapor condenses when it is cooled, at higher altitudes, forming clouds in the sky.

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Percolation

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The cutting down of trees.

• Reforestation
• Tree Planting
• Urban Development
• Deforestation

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Process by which bacteria convert nitrates into nitrogen gas.

• Nitrification
• Ammonification
• Nitrogen fixation
• Denitrification