Biogeochemical Cycle Assessment

Element that is good at bonding and making complex organic materials.

• Carbon

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Phosphorus

Element found in water and required for the process of cellular respiration. This is also given off by plants during photosynthesis.

• Hydrogen

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Phosphorus

Element present in cellular membranes, genetic material and ATP.

• Carbon

• Hydrogen

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Phosphorus

Location where carbon and nitrogen are stored.

• rocks

• atmosphere

• cabinet

• viruses

• producers

Location where phosphorus is stored.

• rocks

• atmosphere

• cabinet

• viruses

• producers

Process by which carbon gets into plants. Plants absorb carbon through their stomata and make sugar out of it.

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration

• Percolation

• Phytoplankton

• Transpiration

Process by which carbon is recycled. Both plants and animals perform this process.

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration

• Percolation

• Phytoplankton

• Transpiration

Process by which plants “sweat.”

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration

• Percolation

• Phytoplankton

• Transpiration

When water falls to the ground in the form of rain, snow sleet, or hail.

• Precipitation

• Infiltration

• Evapotranspiration

• Sublimation

• Assimilation

The process of water vapor (gas) turning back into liquid water and ice, which we see as clouds.

• Condensation

• Nitrification

• Eutrophication

• Weathering

• Hydrologic