recycling in nature

Question 1

biosphere

Answer 1

where living things exist, the sum of all eco systems

Question 2

what is the land made up of?

Answer 2

litosphere/biosphere

Question 3

interacts with water?

Answer 3

hydrosphere

Question 4

air

Answer 4

atmosphere

Question 5

what are sustainable eco systems

Answer 5

eco systems are diverse and provide for the needs of the organism that live there

Question 6

where is carbon naturally found?

Answer 6

in living things and their dead bodies waste

Question 7

word equation for photosynthesis

Answer 7

water+carbon dioxide–>glucose+oxygen

Question 8

what is carbon recycled through?

Answer 8

soil+living things+ atmosphere

Question 9

word equation for respiration

Answer 9

glucose+oxygen–>water+carbon dioxide=carbon cycle

Question 10

geologists

Answer 10

rocks and earth

Question 11

biologists

Answer 11

study living things

Question 12

meterologists

Answer 12

study atmosphere and weather

Question 13

hydrologists

Answer 13

study water and its movements

Question 14

atmosphere

Answer 14

blanket of gas surrounding the earth

Question 15

decompostion

Answer 15

the state or process of rotting or decay

Question 16

excretion

Answer 16

pooing-the process of eliminting waste

Question 17

FOOD CHAIN

Answer 17

a series of organsisms dependant on the nect as a food source

Question 18

fossil fuels

Answer 18

Coal or gas formed from the remains of living organissm

Question 19

glucose

Answer 19

a simle sugar

important energy sourceq

Question 20

marine eco systens

Answer 20

include living and non living organisms in the ocean

Question 21

respiration

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production of energy

Question 22

water cycle

Answer 22

how water circulates between the earths oceans, atmospheres, land, invloving precipitation

Question 23

evaporation is when a liqiud changes into a

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has

Question 24

why is evaporated water so clean

Answer 24

impurities are left behind

Question 25

condensation happens when a gas changes into a

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liquid

Question 26

condensation is the opposite of

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evaporuatino

Question 27

what is the most important factor when determining whether water is a solid, liquid or gas?

Answer 27

temperature

Question 28

formation of clouds

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water vapours join dust particles

Question 29

why is nitrogen so important to living things

Answer 29

so they can build protein

Question 30

WHY IS FREE NITROGEN A PROBLEM FOR MANY ORGANISMS?

Answer 30

BC they cannot get nitrogen from the atmosphere

Question 31

what organism are responsible for producing nitrogen compounds?

Answer 31

certain bacteria

Question 32

where can nitrogen fixing bacteria be found?

Answer 32

soil

Question 33

what are legumes?

Answer 33

plants that are nitrogen fixers

Question 34

threee plants that are legumes

Answer 34

beans lupines and peas

Question 35

what are decomposers

Answer 35

bacteria that break down complex nitrogen coupounds