GROUP 4 10.

It is a movement of carbon, in
which it is between the biosphere,
ENVIRONMENTAL CYCLES AND atmosphere, oceans and geosphere.
PROCESSES
 Carbon Cycle
(Questions for Quiz) 11. It acts as a major carbon sink.
 Ocean
12. These are found in earth’s crust,
contain carbon and hydrogen
1. Refers to the overall chemical
which can be burned for energy.
cycles.
 Fossil Fuels
 Biogeochemical Cycle
13. Is released to the atmosphere by
2. Length of time a chemical held in
autotrophs during the
an exchange pool or reservoir.
photosynthesis and taken up by
 Residence Time
both autotrophs and heterotrophs
3. A paths water take through its
during respiration.
various states as it moves
 Oxygen
throughout the atmosphere, ocean,
14. & 15. Plants breathe in _________
groundwater, etc.
and breathe out _________.
 Water Cycle
 Carbon dioxide, oxygen
4. A boundary that separates the
16. All of the oxygen in the
vadose and saturation zone.
atmosphere is ________.
 Water Table
 Biogenic
5. Which are found most commonly
17. It is the only form of Phosphorus
in water?
cycle.
 Blue Green Algae
 Phosphate
6. Most plants can take up nitrate
18. It is the relationship between the
and convert it into?
plant and fungi.
 Amino Acid
 Mycorrhizae
7. This is critically important in
19. It is an important constituent of
forming the amino portions of the
cell membranes DNA, RNA, and
amino acids.
ATP.
 Nitrogen
 Phosphorous
8. Scientist estimated that biological
20. Phosphorous cycle happens over
fixation globally adds
and over again until the last
approximately how many metric
phosphorous gets lost in the deep
tons?
ocean and becomes part of
 140 Million metric tons
_________.
9. It is virtually important in carbon
 Sedimentary rocks
cycle.
 Carbon