Biogeochemical cycle

Water cycle: is the pathway of the water to flow, from the ocean evaporation, then
precipitation on mountains, on freshwater ecosystems and then back to the ocean. Most of the
time the, water is on on the lower atmosphere. Some of warter is absorbed by the woil and then
by plants which then sweats. Of our planet water 97% is from saltwater and only 3% is drinkable
and most in in the glaciers. Most of the depending on water of the US in groundwater named
aquifers.

Phosphorus cycle: moves the minerals threw the ecosystems, it carry out when water fall and
runoff to sea, there contains the phosphorus. All organisms need phosphorus, it is needed to have
bones. It moves from rocks, soil, and to food webs. The phosphorus replenish back when the soil
absorbs the animal wastes. Excess of phosphorus can cause overpopulation of algae affecting
other ecosystems, so do humans with phosphorus containing detergents that pollute water.

Nitrogen cycle: Our atmosphere consists of 80% of gaseous nitrogen. The nitrogen moves among
the atmosphere, to soil, to water and then to food webs. It is needed for the DNA to make
proteins. Plants absorbs the ammonia that is released by nitrogen breaking enzymes; ammonia is
also absorbed by denitrifying bacteria that use nitrate released by fungus to produce nitrogen gas.

Carbon cycle: occurs abundantly in the atmosphere combined with oxygen, it moves from rocks
to water, atmosphere and then to food webs. Carbon is the most abundant substance on the living
things. Land and water plants use carbon variations to carry out aerobic respiration. The greatest

carbon reservoir is in fossil fuels that were made millions of years ago, and it cant be obtained
by a natural way.