Cycles of Life

The process where water from leaves of plants turns into vapor and enters the atmosphere.

• Condensation

• Sublimation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

The stage in the water cycle where rain or snow falls from the atmosphere to the ground.

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Sublimation

• Precipitation

The movement of water from surfaces like rivers and streets into larger water bodies, possibly carrying pollutants.

• Transpiration

• Sublimation

• Runoff

• Infiltration

A bacterium found on plants and in precipitation, known both as a plant pathogen and for its use in artificial snow production.

• Escherichia coli

• Pseudomonas syringae

• Bacillus subtilis

• Streptococcus pneumoniae

A microbial group found in terrestrial ecosystems that influences infiltration and nutrient cycling in soil.

• Plankton

• Cyanobacteria

• Soil bacteria

• Algae

A microbial group that fixes CO₂ during photosynthesis and contributes significantly to the carbon cycle in aquatic systems.

• Acidophiles

• Methanogens

• Cyanobacteria

• Thermophiles

A biological or technological method of capturing and storing CO₂ to reduce atmospheric carbon levels.

• Respiration

• Carbon Sequestration

• Decomposition

• Kaingin

Organisms such as methanogens that produce methane (CH₄) under anaerobic conditions in the carbon cycle.

• Pseudomonas

• Bacillus subtilis

• Aerobic Bacteria

• Archaea

A _________ organism is most likely to thrive in high heat environment.

• Acidophile

• Thermophile

• Halophile

• Psychrophile

What role do cyanobacteria and algae play in the carbon cycle?

• Release CO₂ through combustion

• Fix CO₂ into organic matter through photosynthesis

• Produce methane in anaerobic digestion

• Store carbon in the form of humus