11.2 Study Guide Flashcards
What is the main reservoirs for the carbon cycle?
atmosphere, water, and soil
How can carbon get back to the atmosphere?
photosynthesis and cellular respiration
What is the matter reservoirs?
Abiotic
What are the examples of abiotic reservoirs
Atmosphere, water, soil, rock
Which cycles have the atmosphere reservoirs?
carbon and nitrogen cycle
What cycles use the soil reservoirs?
Phosphorus, Nitrogen, and Carbon cycles
Which cycle uses rock resivores
Phosphorus cycle
What is a process in the carbon cycle?
Photosynthesis and cellular respiration
What is a process in the nitrogen cycle?
nitrification, denitrification, nitrogen fixation
What is a process in the phosphorous cycle?
assimilation, weathering, consumption, sedimentation